Passwords that work in RHEL 5 error that they are based on a dictionary word with RHEL 6

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When using FascistCheck() subroutine from cracklib, passwords like "l3tm3in" work in RHEL 5.7 but RHEL 6.2 complains that the password is either too simple or a dictionary word. Why the change in behavior?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.7 & 6.2

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