Bug#796775: gnome-control-center: Allow user to enter weak password

[Patrik Dufresne]

Package: gnome-control-center
Version: 1:3.14.2-3
Severity: important

Dear Maintainer,

Using Debian Jessie, I'm trying to change the password of my own user using the
user interface provided by gnome-control-center. The current implementation
seams to enforce security. I cannot enter a weak password.

For our needs, a strong password is not an option.

Also, I don't think it the responsibility of the control-center to ensure
strongnest of the password. It's PAM's responsibility. I'm strongly suggesting
to change the current behaviour. You may warn the user if the password is weak,
but let the user do want he want.



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.1
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_CA.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages gnome-control-center depends on:
ii  accountsservice            0.6.37-3+b1
ii  apg                        2.2.3.dfsg.1-2
ii  colord                     1.2.1-1+b2
ii  desktop-file-utils         0.22-1
ii  gnome-control-center-data  1:3.14.2-3
ii  gnome-desktop3-data        3.14.1-1
ii  gnome-icon-theme           3.12.0-1
ii  gnome-icon-theme-symbolic  3.12.0-1
ii  gnome-settings-daemon      3.14.2-3
ii  gsettings-desktop-schemas  3.14.1-1
ii  libaccountsservice0        0.6.37-3+b1
ii  libatk1.0-0                2.14.0-1
ii  libc6                      2.19-18
ii  libcairo-gobject2          1.14.0-2.1
ii  libcairo2                  1.14.0-2.1
ii  libcanberra-gtk3-0         0.30-2.1
ii  libcanberra0               0.30-2.1
ii  libcheese-gtk23            3.14.1-2
ii  libcheese7                 3.14.1-2
ii  libclutter-1.0-0           1.20.0-1
ii  libclutter-gtk-1.0-0       1.6.0-1
ii  libcolord-gtk1             0.1.25-1.1+b1
ii  libcolord2                 1.2.1-1+b2
ii  libcups2                   1.7.5-11+deb8u1
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2           0.102-1
ii  libfontconfig1             2.11.0-6.3
ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0         2.31.1-2+b1
ii  libgl1-mesa-glx [libgl1]   10.3.2-1
ii  libglib2.0-0               2.42.1-1
ii  libgnome-bluetooth13       3.14.0-2
ii  libgnome-desktop-3-10      3.14.1-1
ii  libgoa-1.0-0b              3.14.2-1
ii  libgoa-backend-1.0-1       3.14.2-1
ii  libgrilo-0.2-1             0.2.11-2
ii  libgtk-3-0                 3.14.5-1
ii  libgtop2-7                 2.28.5-2+b1
ii  libibus-1.0-5              1.5.9-1
ii  libkrb5-3                  1.12.1+dfsg-19
ii  libmm-glib0                1.4.0-1
ii  libnm-glib-vpn1            0.9.10.0-7
ii  libnm-glib4                0.9.10.0-7
ii  libnm-gtk0                 0.9.10.0-2
ii  libnm-util2                0.9.10.0-7
ii  libpango-1.0-0             1.36.8-3
ii  libpangocairo-1.0-0        1.36.8-3
ii  libpolkit-gobject-1-0      0.105-8
ii  libpulse-mainloop-glib0    5.0-13
ii  libpulse0                  5.0-13
ii  libpwquality1              1.2.3-1
ii  libsmbclient               2:4.1.17+dfsg-2
ii  libsoup2.4-1               2.48.0-1
ii  libupower-glib3            0.99.1-3.2
ii  libwacom2                  0.8-1
ii  libx11-6                   2:1.6.2-3
ii  libxi6                     2:1.7.4-1+b2
ii  libxml2                    2.9.1+dfsg1-5

Versions of packages gnome-control-center recommends:
ii  cracklib-runtime       2.9.2-1
ii  cups-pk-helper         0.2.5-2+b1
ii  gkbd-capplet           3.6.0-1
ii  gnome-online-accounts  3.14.2-1
ii  gnome-user-guide       3.14.1-1
ii  gnome-user-share       3.14.0-2
ii  iso-codes              3.57-1
ii  libnss-myhostname      0.3-9
ii  mesa-utils             8.2.0-1
ii  mousetweaks            3.12.0-1
ii  network-manager-gnome  0.9.10.0-2
ii  policykit-1-gnome      0.105-2
ii  realmd                 0.15.1-1+b2
ii  rygel                  0.24.2-1+b1
ii  system-config-printer  1.4.6-1

Versions of packages gnome-control-center suggests:
ii  gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio  1.4.4-2
ii  libcanberra-gtk-module   0.30-2.1
ii  libcanberra-gtk3-module  0.30-2.1
ii  x11-xserver-utils        7.7+3+b1

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