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From: bicknell@ussenterprise.ufp.org (Leo Bicknell)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: npasswd
Date: 5 Sep 1995 20:22:08 -0400
Organization: The bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701D.
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References: <42d72u$ktg@ussenterprise.ufp.org> <42f7di$rvj@bonnie.tcd-dresden.de>
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In article <42f7di$rvj@bonnie.tcd-dresden.de>,
J Wunsch <joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de> wrote:
>What is it for? FreeBSD comes with YP by default (both, master and
>client functionality), and everything required is in the default
>utilities. So what gives?
npasswd uses cracklib to check for bad passwords when
you enter it. For instance, if you try and make your
password the same as your login ID it will say (in best HAL
voice), "I'm sorry Dave, I can't let you do that."
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