--- loncom/interface/domainprefs.pm	2020/02/05 23:46:01	1.369
+++ loncom/interface/domainprefs.pm	2020/02/07 20:42:50	1.370
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Handler to set domain-wide configuration settings
 #
-# $Id: domainprefs.pm,v 1.369 2020/02/05 23:46:01 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: domainprefs.pm,v 1.370 2020/02/07 20:42:50 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -9378,8 +9378,8 @@ function warnIntPass(field) {
                             alert('$intalert{passnum}');
                         }
                     }
+                    field.value = '';
                 }
-                field.value = '';
             }
         }
     }
@@ -14763,6 +14763,8 @@ sub modify_passwords {
                 if ($staticdefaults{$rule} ne $newvalues{$rule}) {
                     $changes{'rules'} = 1;
                 }
+            } else {
+                $changes{'rules'} = 1;
             }
         } elsif (exists($current{$rule})) {
             $changes{'rules'} = 1;
@@ -14972,6 +14974,24 @@ sub modify_passwords {
                                 $resulttext .= '<li>'.&mt('[_1] set to [_2]',$titles{$rule},$confighash{'passwords'}{$rule}).'</li>';
                             }
                         }
+                        if (ref($confighash{'passwords'}{'chars'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                            if (@{$confighash{'passwords'}{'chars'}} > 0) {
+                                my %rulenames = &Apache::lonlocal::texthash(
+                                                     uc => 'At least one upper case letter',
+                                                     lc => 'At least one lower case letter',
+                                                     num => 'At least one number',
+                                                     spec => 'At least one non-alphanumeric',
+                                                   );
+                                my $needed = '<ul><li>'.
+                                             join('</li><li>',map {$rulenames{$_} } @{$confighash{'passwords'}{'chars'}}).
+                                             '</li></ul>'; 
+                                $resulttext .= '<li>'.&mt('[_1] set to: [_2]',$titles{'chars'},$needed).'</li>';
+                            } else {
+                                $resulttext .= '<li>'.&mt('[_1] set to none',$titles{'chars'}).'</li>';
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            $resulttext .= '<li>'.&mt('[_1] set to none',$titles{'chars'}).'</li>';
+                        }
                     } elsif ($key eq 'crsownerchg') {
                         if (ref($confighash{'passwords'}{'crsownerchg'}) eq 'HASH') {
                             if ((@{$confighash{'passwords'}{'crsownerchg'}{'by'}} == 0) ||