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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] can one hack PAM to reuse a password that's not supposed to be reused?

Supposedly in /etc/security/opasswd

> On Mar 21, 2017, at 9:49 AM, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday [ at ] crashcourse [ dot ] ca> wrote:
> 
> 
>  i note from the docs that PAM supports preventing the reuse of a
> configurable number of old passwords with the use of the
> 
>  remember=n
> 
> however, where does PAM "remember" these passwords such that, if one
> had root access and could hack files, could one manually reset the
> list of remembered passwords? just curious.
> 
> rday
> 
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