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-rw-r--r-- | usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1 | 13 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1 b/usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1 index 8019c75..383674b 100644 --- a/usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1 +++ b/usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1 @@ -70,8 +70,17 @@ setting for a user's login class) and not purely alphabetic. Its total length must be less than .Dv _PASSWORD_LEN (currently 128 characters). -Numbers, upper case letters and meta characters -are encouraged. +.Pp +The new password should contain a mixture of upper and lower case +characters (which may be overridden using the +.Xr login.conf 5 +.if t ``mixpasswordcase'' +.if n "mixpasswordcase" +setting for a user's login class). Allowing lower case passwords may +be useful where the password file will be used in situations where only +lower case passwords are permissable, such as when using Samba to +authenticate Windows clients. In all other situations, numbers, upper +case letters and meta characters are encouraged. .Pp Once the password has been verified, .Nm passwd |