nilrt-snac configure: create required file, opasswd #35
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The 'remember' option of pam_unix requires the existence of an opasswd file to store the previous passwords. If the opasswd file doesn't exist, then non-root users are unable to change their passwords. Signed-off-by: Alex Hearn <[email protected]>
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Is this a deficiency in the upstream pwquality recipe? Should it be generating the file? |
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Nah. I don't feel like forcing us to spend the time to try and fix it upstream, it isn't clear. |
amstewart
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Oct 29, 2024
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The
rememberoption of pam_unix requires the existence of an opasswd file to store the previous passwords.Summary of Changes
Create the file,
/etc/security/opasswd.Justification
Without this change, users (other than root) cannot change their password.
Testing
I ran
nilrt-snac configureand then was able to log in as a different user and change the user's password.Procedure