Unable to change user password : Password has been already used
Issue
- When user trying to reset their password , getting error
password has been already usedeven though new password has been used
# passwd test1
Changing password for user test1.
New password:
Retype new password:
Password has been already used. Choose another.
passwd: Have exhausted maximum number of retries for service
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- PAM
- pam_pwhistory.so
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