Its buried in the PAM setup stuff - usually in /etc/pam.d. There is a config file that for the passwd command that points to the system-auth config file, on Redhat anyway. I assume that the cracklib reference is the one that enforces the password complexity but I'm not 100% sure. --rick Michael wrote: >Hi Guys - > > > >How can I turn off checks made against a password e.g "password too short", "password is based on a dictionary word"... etc. For this pilot project we want users to be able to specify any password. > > > >Does anyone know how I can turn these checks off? > > > >Thanks guys. > > > >Michael > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com >The most personalized portal on the Web! > >_______________________________________________ >TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org >https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list