host1:~ # echo midware1|passwd --stdin midware
Changing password for midware.
passwd: Have exhausted maximum number of retries for service

修改/etc/pam.d/common-password

password        required        pam_pwhistory.so        remember=5 retry=3

修改remember参数为1，修改完密码之后再将参数恢复。

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SUSE修改密码出现“passwd: Have exhausted maximum number of retries for service”