Bug 23326

Summary:	kdm password error
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Michael Redinger <michael.redinger>
Component:	passwd	Assignee:	Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin>
Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE	QA Contact:	Aaron Brown <abrown>
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	high
Version:	7.1	Keywords:	Security
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Hardware:	i386
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:	Florence Beta-3
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Last Closed:	2001-01-18 04:29:50 UTC	Type:	---
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Description Michael Redinger 2001-01-04 16:36:28 UTC

kdm does have problems with passwords longer than 8 signs (I do have both
shadow and
MD5 enabled - standard (KDE) workstation installation).
When I use a password with more than 8 signs, I get a login failed (logging
in from the
console works fine). Using the same password but only using the first 8
signs works
fine.

Comment 1 Bernhard Rosenkraenzer 2001-01-06 15:36:59 UTC

You aren't using MD5 passwords, therefore passwords > 8 characters aren't
possible.
KDM is doing the right thing.

Comment 2 Bernhard Rosenkraenzer 2001-01-06 15:39:36 UTC

On a second look, passwd isn't setting MD5 passwords even if they're enabled, so
passwd was causing this.

Comment 3 Glen Foster 2001-01-11 21:11:53 UTC

This defect is considered MUST-FIX for Florence Gold release

Comment 4 Nalin Dahyabhai 2001-01-18 04:29:46 UTC

What are the contents of /etc/pam.d/system-auth?

Comment 5 Bernhard Rosenkraenzer 2001-01-18 16:17:50 UTC

This has fixed itself with an rpm -Fvh * - don't know for sure what was 
causing it.