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06-26-2006
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Changing password is to short ?
Hello
im trying to change the user password with passwd but when I enter the password it gives me this msg: passwd: Password too short - must be at least 6 characters. BUT the thing is that the initial password was 4 letters why now it asking for 6 ? tnx 
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#2
06-26-2006
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Use 6 characters.
The reason is that the passwd utility is enforcing password length standards. On your system, it sounds like it is possible for root to set up an account with a password of lesser lengths.
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06-26-2006
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That's correct. Your administrator may have set your password at first, let's say, ABC1 and now our have to modify it. Since the root user can set almost any password, you now have to follow the rules.
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