Bugzilla – Bug 84750
Installation via VNC should better handle a short password.
Last modified: 2006-05-02 13:15:56 UTC
We have learned "the hard way" that there is a minimum password length of 6 characters for the password used during an installation via VNC. But we have two complaints about your handling of this restriction: 1. The "enter your password" field should specify this 6 character minimim. 2. As most "enter your password" fields are created in other programs, if you are creating a password it should prompt you twice to verify what was typed in. 3. It should immediatelly verify the legitimacy of the password. Do the two match? And, is it long enough? 4. It this check fails, it should give you a chance to enter a new password. As it is, the vncserver starts successfully, but displays an error saying that the password was too short. We can connect to the vncserver with a vncclient, but it will not accept out password. And so we are forced to reboot the server. This is a hassle and could be avoided by a properly-implemented password mechanism.
linuxrc
For 10.0.
*** Bug 115559 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 127827 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Steffen, is this fixed meanwhile or do you intend to fix it for CODE10?
Presently it complains about short passwords and lets you enter a new one.