[Samba] samba4 & kpasswd: refuses to change
Thomas Mueller
thomas at chaschperli.ch
Thu Aug 30 08:59:12 MDT 2012
Am Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:07:00 +0000 schrieb Thomas Mueller:
> Am Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:45:50 +0000 schrieb Thomas Mueller:
>
>
>> # kpasswd Password for user at TEST.DOMAIN:
>> Enter new password:
>> Enter it again:
>> Password change rejected: Password must be at least 7 characters long,
>> and cannot match any of your 24 previous passwords
>
> OK, it's not a kpasswd problem. Changing the password from windows (ctrl
> -
> alt -del -> change password) brings up the same message.
>
> - Thomas
and finally found the root cause:
the default password policy is set to a minimal password age of 1 day
- Thomas
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