RE: How to do simple passwords

["Fred W. Noltie Jr." <criterion-consulting usinternet com>]

# -----Original Message-----
# From: Steven Taetzsch [mailto:staetzsc pictel com]
# Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 8:23 AM
# To: redhat-list redhat com
# Subject: How to do simple passwords
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# How can I change the rules for passwords? I am running 5.1 on a home
# pc that is usually not connected to the outside world. When someone
# (like my kids) tries to change their password, it is rejected because
# it's like a dictionary word. They get very frustrated, and I don't
# care if it's like a dictionary word.


I don't know how to do this, but I think that unless that pc is *never*
connected to the outside world it would be dangerous to attempt to override
this behavior.

If you still want to do this, try using some unusual name (not your own).
Better, have the child add a digit or some non-alpha character(s) to that
dictionary word.

Fred Noltie