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RE: [TCLUG:20824] passwd security configuration
On this note, does ANYONE know of a definitive guide to pam.
I can't believe something enhances security when it's so poorly documented.
Jer
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Crumley [mailto:crumley@belka.space.umn.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 3:14 PM
To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org
Subject: Re: [TCLUG:20824] passwd security configuration
On Tue, Aug 29, 2000 at 03:59:17PM -0400, Brian wrote:
> >Where is the file that sets the minimum password length and how >it
checks
> >is a password is a "bad" password, etc?
>
> I don't know the file names but I believe it's all set up in linuxconf.
The
> docs for linuxconf may give you a clue as to where it stores those.
Well, on Debian its under /etc/pam.d/passwd - I'd expect it would
be something similar on Red Hat.
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