Information about the package, pam_passwdqc, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The pam_passwdqc package is designed for, Pluggable password quality-control module.
Package Name:
pam_passwdqc
Summary:
Pluggable password quality-control module
Description:
pam_passwdqc is a simple password strength checking module for PAM-aware password changing programs, such as passwd(1). In addition to checking regular passwords, it offers support for passphrases and can provide randomly generated passwords. All features are optional and can be (re-)configured without rebuilding.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.0.5
Release:
8.el6
Size:
35 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD and Copyright only
Control the pam_passwdqc package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install pam_passwdqc
This command will install pam_passwdqc on the server.
yum remove pam_passwdqc
This command will un-install pam_passwdqc on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove pam_passwdqc, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove pam_passwdqc
This command will un-install pam_passwdqc on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove pam_passwdqc when using the -y flag.
yum update pam_passwdqc
This command will update pam_passwdqc to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove pam_passwdqc, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update pam_passwdqc
This command will update pam_passwdqc to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove pam_passwdqc when using the -y flag.
yum info pam_passwdqc
This command will show you core information about the pam_passwdqc package.
yum deplist pam_passwdqc
This command will show you the dependencies for pam_passwdqc. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update pam_passwdqc
This command will check if there is an update waiting on pam_passwdqc. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.