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diff --git a/doc/security/password_length_limits.md b/doc/security/password_length_limits.md index d21b26a43e8..d78293c75c6 100644 --- a/doc/security/password_length_limits.md +++ b/doc/security/password_length_limits.md @@ -1,11 +1,28 @@ +--- +type: reference, howto +--- # Custom password length limits -If you want to enforce longer user passwords you can create an extra Devise initializer with the steps below. +If you want to enforce longer user passwords you can create an extra Devise +initializer with the steps below. -If you do not use the `devise_password_length.rb` initializer the password length is set to a minimum of 8 characters in `config/initializers/devise.rb`. +If you do not use the `devise_password_length.rb` initializer the password +length is set to a minimum of 8 characters in `config/initializers/devise.rb`. ```bash cd /home/git/gitlab sudo -u git -H cp config/initializers/devise_password_length.rb.example config/initializers/devise_password_length.rb sudo -u git -H editor config/initializers/devise_password_length.rb # inspect and edit the new password length limits ``` + +<!-- ## Troubleshooting + +Include any troubleshooting steps that you can foresee. If you know beforehand what issues +one might have when setting this up, or when something is changed, or on upgrading, it's +important to describe those, too. Think of things that may go wrong and include them here. +This is important to minimize requests for support, and to avoid doc comments with +questions that you know someone might ask. + +Each scenario can be a third-level heading, e.g. `### Getting error message X`. +If you have none to add when creating a doc, leave this section in place +but commented out to help encourage others to add to it in the future. --> |