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From: j@bonnie.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: npasswd
Date: 6 Sep 1995 11:23:45 +0200
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Leo Bicknell <bicknell@ussenterprise.ufp.org> wrote:
>> 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."
:-)
I've been under the impression that you only wanted it for YP support.
If it's that, can't you make it an official `port'?
--
cheers, J"org private: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de
http://www.sax.de/~joerg/
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)