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Oracle Linux: Setting Minimum User Password Length via /etc/login.defs:PASS_MIN_LEN Parameter is Ignored (Doc ID 3032973.1)

Last updated on JULY 09, 2024

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.0 and later
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

An Oracle Linux (OL) system is configured with specific user password length requirements.
In this instance, password length requirements were defined in file /etc/login.defs i.e.:

Cause

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