Oracle Linux: Password Reset Asks for new Password 4 times (instead Of 2 times) (Doc ID 2484396.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 02, 2022

Applies to:

Symptoms

 While trying the change the password for user, the password is prompted for 4 times(instead of two times).

[root@OL7 ~]# useradd <username1>
[root@OL7 ~]# passwd <username1>
Changing password for user <username1>.
New password:
BAD PASSWORD: The password contains the user name in some form
Retype new password:
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.

Changes

 Changes were made to the /etc/pam.d/system-auth file. 

Cause

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