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Re: New ssh?



Previously Martin Schulze wrote:
> Can somebody explain to me why why ssh depends on libpam-cracklib
> depends on cracklib2 depends on cracklib-runtime?  I didn't plan
> to install cracklib on that machine but I would like to make the
> people use ssh instead of other protocols.

The new ssh packages uses PAM to changed expired passwords looking
at the patch, and it kind of makes sense to use a module that 
encourages using safe passwords.

Wichert.

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