From ff4fd47e51b19c20807946cf7da49604d205841c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tomas Mraz Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 10:48:31 +0200 Subject: pam_unix: Document that MD5 password hash is used to store old passwords. 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 | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) (limited to 'modules/pam_unix') diff --git a/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix.8.xml b/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix.8.xml index 60d90979..1b318f11 100644 --- a/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix.8.xml +++ b/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix.8.xml @@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ user are saved in /etc/security/opasswd 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 pam_pwhistory module should be used. -- cgit v1.2.3