shadow-utils update to version 4.6-22.el8 or later creates the file /etc/login.defs.rpmnew, which contains the setting "SHA_CRYPT_MAX_ROUNDS 5000".

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Issue

  • shadow-utils update to version 4.6-22.el8 or later creates the file /etc/login.defs.rpmnew, which contains the setting "SHA_CRYPT_MAX_ROUNDS 5000". When the original login.defs has been modified, the login.defs.rpmnew is created. If not, login.defs is simply updated to the new version containing the setting.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • shadow-utils-4.6-22.el8 or later
  • pam-1.3.1-33.el8 or later

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