BAD PASSWORD: it is based on a dictionary word

hi all,

i am trying to change the password of a user as the same is used in
various deployment scripts but when chnaging the passowrd to desired one by root user i am getting as below

Changing password for user tcms.
New UNIX password:
BAD PASSWORD: it is based on a dictionary word
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.

it is showing as all authentication tokens updated successfully but when i am using the password it is showin incorrect.

i want to use same paaswd even if its a weak passwd and i am changing it by root user , also machine is

Linux cbl00504dat01 2.6.18-238.el5 #1 SMP Tue Jan 4 15:41:11 EST 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

pls help with this urgently

---------- Post updated at 07:03 AM ---------- Previous update was at 06:51 AM ----------

i have removed and commented some lines in file
/etc/pam.d/system-auth
coomented first line and removed use_authtok from 2nd lines in below two lines

1 password requisite pam_cracklib.so try_first_pass retry=3
2 password sufficient pam_unix.so md5 shadow nullok try_first_pass use_authtok

after dis it is not giving BAD passwd error, but i am unable to login for that user even after changing the passwd

In all computer stuff, you can pretty much do anything, but you must ask yourself: Should you?

It's interesting that it rejects that password because it is literally able to crack it in three tries, yes...

'Root'?

actually that user was locked that why it was showing incorrect password even after changing with root user. any ways i unlocked it with faillog command.

If a password is hardcoded in, and probably should not age, then it should be a robust, random one.

You need to remove (or comment out) the pam_cracklib line in the appropriate PAM configuration file. This is probably /etc/pam.d/system-auth but I could be wrong as I am not sitting in front of a Red Hat system at the moment.