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How to Enable Password History Checking in the /etc/default/passwd File (Doc ID 1006239.1)

Last updated on JUNE 13, 2023

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 10 3/05 to 11.4 [Release 10.0 to 11.0]
All Platforms

Goal

This document will describe how to enable password history checking by setting the options (HISTORY and NAMECHECK) in the /etc/default/passwd file.

Solution

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