On Sun, 2006-04-30 at 12:01 +0530, Ankush Grover wrote: > I can change the minimum password length from 5 to 10 characters or > may be to 8 characters by editing the file /etc/login.defs but this > setting will only work for the new users not for the existing users. > How do I change the password settings for the existing users and how > to enforce the minimum 1 aplhanumeric & 1 upper case character in the > password and the password should not contain the first or middle or > last name of the user ? Set an expiry period on the existing passwords, forcing users to change them. Then they should have to set them according to your new rules. -- (Currently running FC4, occasionally trying FC5.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
