[BlueOnyx:05078] Re: question on importing sendmail content fromnon-blueonyx server

[trasor]

Thats where I am running into a problem.  A lot of the users (most) have 
passwords of 2 to 5 characters in length.  I am planning on sending a 
broadcast message to all the users, once migrated, to login and change 
there passwords to something more secure.  But till I have everything 
migrated...


Tom

On 7/20/2010 1:41 PM, Michael Stauber wrote:
> Hi Tom,
>
>    
>> Some of the passwords for the accounts will not pass the password
>> check.  The passwords are too short or are dictionary words, etc.  Is
>> there a way to bypass the password checking process temporarily.
>>      
> The password length and strenght checks only apply if you try to set or try to
> change a password through the GUI.
>
> If you copy the passwords over by editing /etc/shadow, this shouldn't be an
> issue, as the shorter passwords will still work.
>
> Alternatively you can set a short or weak password from the command line like
> this:
>
> passwd username
>
> Then press return. It'll ask for the new password, which you can then enter
> (you'll have to enter it twice). It may complain about short or weak
> passwords, but unless the password is really short (like just 3-4 characters),
> it'll go through.
>
>