On this note, does ANYONE know of a definitive guide to pam. I can't believe something enhances security when it's so poorly documented. Jer -----Original Message----- From: Jim Crumley [mailto:crumley at belka.space.umn.edu] Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 3:14 PM To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org Subject: Re: [TCLUG:20824] passwd security configuration On Tue, Aug 29, 2000 at 03:59:17PM -0400, Brian wrote: > >Where is the file that sets the minimum password length and how >it checks > >is a password is a "bad" password, etc? > > I don't know the file names but I believe it's all set up in linuxconf. The > docs for linuxconf may give you a clue as to where it stores those. Well, on Debian its under /etc/pam.d/passwd - I'd expect it would be something similar on Red Hat. -- Jim Crumley | crumley at fields.space.umn.edu | Work: 612 624-6804 or -0378 | --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org