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pam_unix: Document that MD5 password hash is used to store old passwords.
authorTomas Mraz <tmraz@fedoraproject.org>
Tue, 19 Apr 2016 08:48:31 +0000 (10:48 +0200)
committerTomas Mraz <tmraz@fedoraproject.org>
Tue, 19 Apr 2016 08:48:31 +0000 (10:48 +0200)
modules/pam_unix/pam_unix.8.xml: Document that the MD5 password hash is used
to store the old passwords when remember option is set.

modules/pam_unix/pam_unix.8.xml

index 60d9097967d6c32edb3ee0cc37e6c1bfb2525236..1b318f113f0c88c89928d71281c4355fc739476d 100644 (file)
             user are saved in <filename>/etc/security/opasswd</filename>
             in order to force password change history and keep the user
             from alternating between the same password too frequently.
+            The MD5 password hash algorithm is used for storing the
+            old passwords.
             Instead of this option the <command>pam_pwhistory</command>
             module should be used.
           </para>