[Samba] samba4 & kpasswd: refuses to change

[Thomas Mueller]

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