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Though one might note that if the password is stored locally, root can change it anyway, regardless of what the PAM modules say. E.g. creating the hash with mkpasswd -m sha512crypt and editing it into /etc/shadow should work on a run-of-the-mill Ubuntu system. If the user database is stored in e.g. LDAP, then the server should enforce password checking (if it's enforced locally in PAM, root can likely just contact the LDAP server directly to set the password.)

ilkkachu
– ilkkachu

2024-12-19 12:43:44 +00:00
Commented Dec 19, 2024 at 12:43
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@ilkkachu yeah or root is also capable of modifying the password policy.

jesse_b
– jesse_b

2024-12-19 13:13:24 +00:00
Commented Dec 19, 2024 at 13:13

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