Topic: User password rules

[tonyw]

SME 7 has more strict password rules for user accounts.
Is is possible to simplify the rules like in SME 6.01. i.e. just have a rule that the password has to have letters and numbers.
Alternatively be able to accept a password that does not comply, with a warning message.

[dswillia]

You Bet!  Just check this HowTo, its what I use:

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[smallstool]

I am using  SME Server 7.0pre4

Unable to change password strengths using article by Gordon Rowell "SME Server 7 password check and settings"

Have changed password level as a test to None:

[root@server ~]# sudo /sbin/e-smith/db configuration show passwordstrength
passwordstrength=configuration
    Admin=None
    Ibays=None
    Users=None

But going into server manager after reboot still getting:

"Operation status report
ERROR: There was an error in the validation of this page. Please scroll down and find the specific problem"

"The password you provided was not a good password. A good password must contain all of the following: upper case letter, lower case letter, number, non-alphanumeric character, be at least 7 characters long."

When using low strength password "letmein" etc.

[byte]

Have changed password level as a test to None:

[root@server ~]# sudo /sbin/e-smith/db configuration show passwordstrength
passwordstrength=configuration
Admin=None
Ibays=None
Users=None

It's because you have used a Upper case in None it should be "none"

[smallstool]

byte

Sorted

Many thanks the tutorial used None and none!

Many thanks again

smallstool



Now if I could only get easydns to work

[idp_qbn]

Glad you got your problem resolved!
In the tutotial mentioned, None was only used in the 'definition' section where what "Strong, Normal, None" actually means.
In the actual example of what to do, it shows:
$ sudo /sbin/e-smith/db configuration show  passwordstrength
 passwordstrength=configuration
     Admin=none
     Ibays=none
     Users=none

followed later by (to set strength to 'Strong')
$ sudo /sbin/e-smith/db configuration setprop passwordstrength Users strong

That's one of the traps of Linux, uppercase/lowercase differrences.

Cheers

Ian