Automatically generated passwords
  Jacques Gelinas, jack@solucorp.qc.ca


  Selecting a proper password is not easy. Utilities exist to solve this
  and Linuxconf can make use of them. This functionality is not avail-
  able by default.
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  Table of Contents


  1. Enabling a password generator
  2. Using the dialog
     2.1 The accept button
     2.2 The cancel button
     2.3 The manual button
     2.4 The retry button


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  1.  Enabling a password generator

  The administrator has to visit the dialog "account and password
  policies" and set the "admin password generator". See the help for
  this dialog.


  2.  Using the dialog

  When you change a password, a popup is presented with few suggested
  password. Select one and it will become the new password.


  2.1.  The accept button

  Once you have selected the password you wish, hit accept and this will
  be applied.


  2.2.  The cancel button

  This exits the password change session. The old password is left in
  place.

  2.3.  The manual button

  This exits the "Automatically generated password" dialog. Another
  popup shows up and you can enter the password of your choice.


  2.4.  The retry button

  This calls the password generator again, so new passwords are
  proposed.  Use this button until you get a password you like...