IdM admin password expired due to password policy, but change rejected due to minimum life

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Issue

  • Malformed password policy has been added and applied to admin account.
  • Password of admin has expired, forcing a password change.

  • However, minimum life of the password has not expired. Changing password is not possible.

    $ kinit admin
Password for admin@IDM.EXAMPLE.COM: 
Password expired.  You must change it now.
Enter new password: 
Enter it again: 
Password change rejected: Current password's minimum life has not expired

Password not changed..  Please try again.

Enter new password:

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) / FreeIPA

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