Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!vsi!friedl
From: friedl@vsi.COM (Stephen J. Friedl)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Password security - Another idea
Summary: In SVR2 as well
Message-ID: <991@vsi.COM>
Date: 3 Jan 89 08:01:26 GMT
References: <228@sea375.UUCP> <4497@xenna.Encore.COM> <6634@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>
Organization: V-Systems, Inc. -- Santa Ana, CA
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In article <6634@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>, wisner@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Bill Wisner) writes:
> Passwords must be at least six characters with at least two letters
> and at least one digit or symbol. (System V 3.2.1)

This has been the case since at least Sys V Rel 2, and in all cases,
root is permitted to bypass these rules.

     Steve

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