login password length

[benj13]

Hi,

As a new user of Salix OS, I am encountering a minor issue. When I attempt to set up a password for my user account, I am required to use a password with a minimum of 6 characters... Is it possible to set a shorter password?

Thank you in advance.

[gapan]

You really shouldn't. Shorter passwords are so easy to crack these days.

But if you really want to, you can use chpasswd to do it.

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echo "yourusername:yournewpassword" | sudo chpasswd

you'll get the BAD PASSWORD message, but it will be applied anyway.

[benj13]

Thank you for the tip Gapan