Why the maximum length of openwrt’s root password is 8?
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When I try to set root's password:
root@OpenWrt:~# passwd
Changing password for root
Enter the new password (minimum of 5, maximum of 8 characters)
Please use a combination of upper and lower case letters and numbers.
It seems the maximum length is 8. If I try to set a password longer than 8, only first 8 characters is valid.
How can I set a longer password for root?
My openwrt version:
Linux OpenWrt 4.14.108 #0 SMP Wed Mar 27 21:59:03 2019 x86_64 GNU/Linux
linux password root openwrt passwd
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When I try to set root's password:
root@OpenWrt:~# passwd
Changing password for root
Enter the new password (minimum of 5, maximum of 8 characters)
Please use a combination of upper and lower case letters and numbers.
It seems the maximum length is 8. If I try to set a password longer than 8, only first 8 characters is valid.
How can I set a longer password for root?
My openwrt version:
Linux OpenWrt 4.14.108 #0 SMP Wed Mar 27 21:59:03 2019 x86_64 GNU/Linux
linux password root openwrt passwd
asked 2 hours ago
Alan42Alan42
915
add a comment |
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When I try to set root's password:
root@OpenWrt:~# passwd
Changing password for root
Enter the new password (minimum of 5, maximum of 8 characters)
Please use a combination of upper and lower case letters and numbers.
It seems the maximum length is 8. If I try to set a password longer than 8, only first 8 characters is valid.
How can I set a longer password for root?
My openwrt version:
Linux OpenWrt 4.14.108 #0 SMP Wed Mar 27 21:59:03 2019 x86_64 GNU/Linux
linux password root openwrt passwd
asked 2 hours ago
Alan42Alan42
915
When I try to set root's password:
root@OpenWrt:~# passwd
Changing password for root
Enter the new password (minimum of 5, maximum of 8 characters)
Please use a combination of upper and lower case letters and numbers.
It seems the maximum length is 8. If I try to set a password longer than 8, only first 8 characters is valid.
How can I set a longer password for root?
My openwrt version:
Linux OpenWrt 4.14.108 #0 SMP Wed Mar 27 21:59:03 2019 x86_64 GNU/Linux
linux password root openwrt passwd
linux password root openwrt passwd
asked 2 hours ago
Alan42Alan42
915
asked 2 hours ago
Alan42Alan42
915
asked 2 hours ago
Alan42Alan42
915
asked 2 hours ago
Alan42Alan42
915
asked 2 hours ago
Alan42Alan42
915
915
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I modified this in /etc/login.defs
PASS_MAX_LEN 8
problem fixed.
answered 1 hour ago
Alan42Alan42
915
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Good fix, but bad original choice for a system default though...
– HBruijn
1 hour ago
I assume you changed your password to something longer than 8 characters now. Can you try if logging in with just the first 8 characters of your longer password works? Because it just might...
– marcelm
19 mins ago
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I modified this in /etc/login.defs
PASS_MAX_LEN 8
problem fixed.
answered 1 hour ago
Alan42Alan42
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Good fix, but bad original choice for a system default though...
– HBruijn
1 hour ago
I assume you changed your password to something longer than 8 characters now. Can you try if logging in with just the first 8 characters of your longer password works? Because it just might...
– marcelm
19 mins ago
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I modified this in /etc/login.defs
PASS_MAX_LEN 8
problem fixed.
answered 1 hour ago
Alan42Alan42
915
4
Good fix, but bad original choice for a system default though...
– HBruijn
1 hour ago
I assume you changed your password to something longer than 8 characters now. Can you try if logging in with just the first 8 characters of your longer password works? Because it just might...
– marcelm
19 mins ago
add a comment |
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I modified this in /etc/login.defs
PASS_MAX_LEN 8
problem fixed.
answered 1 hour ago
Alan42Alan42
915
I modified this in /etc/login.defs
PASS_MAX_LEN 8
problem fixed.
answered 1 hour ago
Alan42Alan42
915
answered 1 hour ago
Alan42Alan42
915
answered 1 hour ago
Alan42Alan42
915
answered 1 hour ago
Alan42Alan42
915
915
4
Good fix, but bad original choice for a system default though...
– HBruijn
1 hour ago
I assume you changed your password to something longer than 8 characters now. Can you try if logging in with just the first 8 characters of your longer password works? Because it just might...
– marcelm
19 mins ago
add a comment |
4
Good fix, but bad original choice for a system default though...
– HBruijn
1 hour ago
I assume you changed your password to something longer than 8 characters now. Can you try if logging in with just the first 8 characters of your longer password works? Because it just might...
– marcelm
19 mins ago
4
4
Good fix, but bad original choice for a system default though...
– HBruijn
1 hour ago
Good fix, but bad original choice for a system default though...
– HBruijn
1 hour ago
I assume you changed your password to something longer than 8 characters now. Can you try if logging in with just the first 8 characters of your longer password works? Because it just might...
– marcelm
19 mins ago
I assume you changed your password to something longer than 8 characters now. Can you try if logging in with just the first 8 characters of your longer password works? Because it just might...
– marcelm
19 mins ago
add a comment |
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