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David Gersic

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Jan 7, 2010, 4:29:13 PM1/7/10
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On Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:16:02 +0000, aladen wrote:

> Sounds like a bug. Can someone confirm? Is it in eDirectory, or
> iManager.
>
> eDirectory 8.8.5 on linux, iManager 2.7.3 on linux.


Confirmed here. Reported as bug #568956. You should be able to see this
in Bugzilla if you want to follow its status.


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Simon Flood

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Jan 8, 2010, 6:28:59 AM1/8/10
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On 07/01/2010 20:16, aladen wrote:

> I am trying to set password complexity rules, and think I uncovered a
> bug. Not sure if it is iManager or eDirectory.
>
> When setting universal password complexity rules.
>
> You set a min and max length.
> You set min number of unique characters.
> You set max times a character can be used.
> You set Max times a character can be repeated sequentially.
>
> Something is suppose to check that the the two "max" entries are less
> then the Max password length.
>
> The bug is that it does a string compare, not a numeric compare.
>
> So, if your max password length is 20, you cant set the other two
> fields to be 3. On the other hand, if you max password length is 9, you
> can set the other two fields to be 75.


>
> Sounds like a bug. Can someone confirm? Is it in eDirectory, or
> iManager.
>
> eDirectory 8.8.5 on linux, iManager 2.7.3 on linux.

Which version of the 'Novell iManager Password Management' plug-in do
you have installed? To find out click [Configure] button along the top
then go to Plug-in Installation | Installed Novell Plug-in Modules.
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Simon Flood

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Jan 8, 2010, 12:42:34 PM1/8/10
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On 08/01/2010 16:26, aladen wrote:

> Version 10.7.20090527
>
> Is there a newer one?

Not that I'm aware of but I just wanted to check you were using the
latest version as I'd previously reported a similar problem that has
been fixed.

I'll update the bug that David noted.

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