Enhanced security - minimum password length

From: <Shaun.Racine_at_intier.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:13:01 +0100

Dear managers,

Tru64 v5.1B pk4

After setting enhanced security (with shadow password) on this test server,
I noticed the minimum required password length is 1 character.

What is the recommended/correct method for changing the minimum password
length to 6 ? ( I cannot find the way to set it with edauth )

Do I just manually edit the file /etc/auth/system/default ?

All comments and tips appreciated.


For reference, here is the output from edauth;
root> edauth -dd -g
default:\

:d_name=default:d_pw_expire_warning#3456000:d_pw_site_callout=/tcb/bin/p
wpolicy:d_boot_authenticate_at_:\
        :d_secclass=c2:\

:d_admin_preexpire_psw_at_:d_skip_ttys_updates:d_auto_migrate_users_at_:d_max_
vacation_future#0:\

:d_max_vacation_duration#0:d_accept_alternate_vouching_at_:d_skip_success_l
ogin_log:d_skip_fail_login_log:\
        :d_null_psw_prompt#2:\

:u_pwd=*:u_owner=:u_priority#0:u_cmdpriv=boot,ping,printerstat,tape:\
        :u_syspriv=execsuid,chmodsugid:\
        :u_basepriv=execsuid,chmodsugid:\
        :u_audcntl#0:u_auditmask=:u_minchg#0:u_minlen#1:\
        :u_maxlen#10:u_exp#0:u_life#0:u_pickpw:\
        :u_genpwd:u_restrict_at_:u_policy:u_nullpw:\
        :u_pwdepth#5:u_genchars:u_genletters:u_newcrypt#2:\
        :u_maxtries#5:u_lock:u_unlock#86400:u_expdate#0:\

:u_vacation_start#0:u_vacation_end#0:u_max_login_intvl#0:u_grace_limit#0
:\
        :u_psw_change_reqd_at_:u_gen_site:u_minchosen#1:u_maxchosen#80:\
        :\
        :t_maxtries#10:t_logdelay#2:t_lock_at_:t_unlock#86400:\
        :\
        :chkent:


TIA
Shaun
Received on Mon Apr 11 2005 - 17:15:34 NZST

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