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etc/security/user file

  • 1.  etc/security/user file

    Posted Thu November 18, 2010 06:32 AM

    Originally posted by: Tharug


    Does having minlen=0 imply users can have blank passwords?
    have to ensure that that is not the case?


  • 2.  Re: etc/security/user file

    Posted Sat November 27, 2010 12:01 PM

    Originally posted by: nagger


    Yes the manual state:

    Defines the minimum length of a password. The value is a decimal integer string. The default is a value of 0, indicating no minimum length. The maximum value allowed is 8. This attribute is determined by the minalpha attribute value added to the minother attribute value. If the sum of these values is greater than the minlen attribute value, the minimum length is set to the result.


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