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Anaconda on root and user account password strengths: Why so strict?

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Anaconda will not accept a password that’s less than seven characters. And no, a password that’s the same as the username, even if it’s more than seven characters, will not fly. If it contains the username in some form, that won’t fly too. In fact, if it’s deemed weak, Anaconda will not let you go past that step.

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You /want/ weak passwords? rnturn 5 2,790 Mar 20, 2015 4:48 PM

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