# Min password length

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/min-password-length/129518
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 25, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/min-password-length/129518 "2019-09-25T23:18:20Z")
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### Author: ![hosna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hosna/32/99969_2.png) [@hosna](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hosna)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2019, 9:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/min-password-length/129518/6 "2019-09-26T09:47:11Z")

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> [@Remah](#):
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> This is the discussion where the 8 minimum was set:

So is there a command line for changing it as mentioned here?

> [@Min Password Length vs Block Common Passwords](https://meta.discourse.org/t/min-password-length-vs-block-common-passwords/58207/4):
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> Fair point. Maybe we should make lower-than-10 impossible to do via the interface. Setting could only be changed by command line.

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