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From: antlists <antlists@××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] how to losen restrictions on root password
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2021 22:52:42
Message-Id: 121a95b3-619a-db06-2dc9-4c67f14985f6@youngman.org.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] how to losen restrictions on root password by John Covici
1 On 20/07/2021 23:37, John Covici wrote:
2 > Hi. After a recent update, I discovered I could not log in as root on
3 > my local console. Soome software put lots of restrictions on how I
4 > could choose the password and I would like to losen or abolish those
5 > restrictions. This is only for local consoles, so its a bit
6 > rediculous anyway.
7 >
8 > Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
9 >
10 /etc/security/passwdqc.conf ???
11
12 hth
13
14 Cheers,
15 Wol

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