6.5.1

Authentication Token Manipulation Error
Creating a password that does not meet the authentication requirements of the host causes an error.
Problem
When you create a password on the host, the following fault message appears: A general system
error occurred: passwd: Authentication token manipulation error.
The following message is included: Failed to set the password. It is possible that your
password does not meet the complexity criteria set by the system.
Cause
The host checks for password compliance using the default authentication plug-in, pam_passwdqc.so. If
the password is not compliant, the error appears.
Solution
When you create a password, include a mix of characters from four character classes: lowercase letters,
uppercase letters, numbers, and special characters such as an underscore or dash.
Your user password must meet the following length requirements.
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Passwords containing characters from three character classes must be at least eight characters long.
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Passwords containing characters from all four character classes must be at least seven characters
long.
Note An uppercase character that begins a password does not count toward the number of character
classes used. A number that ends a password does not count toward the number of character classes
used.
For more information, see the vSphere Security documentation.
Active Directory Rule Set Error Causes Host Profile
Compliance Failure
Applying a host profile that specifies an Active Directory domain to join causes a compliance failure.
Problem
When you apply a host profile that specifies an Active Directory domain to join, but you do not enable the
activeDirectoryAll rule set in the firewall configuration, a compliance failure occurs. The
vSphere Web Client displays the error message Failures against the host profile: Ruleset
activedirectoryAll does not match the specification. The compliance failure also occurs
when you apply a host profile to leave an Active Directory domain, but you do not disable the
activeDirectoryAll rule set in the host profile.
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