Error "passwd: pam_cracklib(passwd:chauthtok): pam_get_authtok_verify returned error: Failed preliminary check by password service" is seen in /var/log/secure.
Issue
- The error below is seen in /var/log/secure:
authpriv.err: passwd: pam_cracklib(passwd:chauthtok): pam_get_authtok_verify returned error: Failed preliminary check by password service
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- passwd
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