#2067 Misleading error message when changing password
Closed: Fixed None Opened 12 years ago by rcritten.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=751173

Description of problem:
Log in as an IPA user, and change your own password. The default policy is Min
lifetime is an hour, and Min length is 8.
If password is changed within the hour, error indicates:
ipa: ERROR: Constraint violation: Password Fails to meet minimum strength
criteria

This indicates the length or required char/numbers is incorrect.  But it is
actually the min lifetime causing the password to not be accepted. Set that to
zero, and was able to change password

Note: Using kpasswd indicated the actual issue with pwpolicy:
#kpasswd two
Password for two@TESTRELM:
Enter new password:
Enter it again:
Password change rejected: Password change failed Err7: Too soon to change
password.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
ipa-server-2.1.3-8.el6.x86_64

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Add a user, set its passwd
2. kinit as user, reset passwd
3. As this user, change own passwd (all within the hour)

Actual results:
Fails with error:
ipa: ERROR: Constraint violation: Password Fails to meet minimum strength
criteria


Expected results:
Be able to change password

Additional info:

Patch freeipa-mkosek-206-improve-password-change-error-message.patch sent for review

Metadata Update from @rcritten:
- Issue assigned to mkosek
- Issue set to the milestone: FreeIPA 2.2 Core Effort - 2012/01

7 years ago

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