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New password has too many repeating characters – none set

Reason

You tried to access the system with a new password to replace an existing password, but you specified a new password that contains too many repeating characters. Your site does not allow this.

Because CA ACF2 for z/VM VM did not require a new password at this time (the present password has not expired), it ignored the new password and allowed access. In the future, you must still use the old password until a new password is successfully processed.

Action

None at this time. However, the next time that you log on specify a new password that does not contain too many repeating characters. The number of repeating characters that can be used can be displayed under 'PASSWORD OPTIONS IN EFFECT' in SHOW STATE.