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Inconsistent requirements for user passwords

Asked by Ben Sandeen

When reinstalling Ubuntu 14.10, it seems to let me use a specific password (the password I had previously used on my computer from Ubuntu 12.04 up to and including 14.10), but I eventually decided to change it up. After installation, I decided I didn't want to use the new one, and I tried changing it back, but it wouldn't let me change it, saying that it's "not good enough". This sort of message did not appear during the installation password selection, when I had entered the exact same password.

Is this a known bug?

P.S. Please let me know if I need to include any more information. I know I don't have any troubleshooting info, but I have no idea what sort of troubleshooting there is to be done

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

14.10 is EOL on 23rd July 2015.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

I suggest you wipe 14.10 off and do a clean install of Trusty. Trusty is LTS and supported til April 2019

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#2

As far as I know the quality check for the intended new password during installation is not the same as done when you try changing your password from your own login.
Even if you may be able to set the password back to the old value by using the "sudo passwd yourusername" command, selecting a sufficiently hard-to-guess password is strongly recommended.

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