--- loncom/interface/lonuserutils.pm	2019/08/22 19:31:20	1.184.4.4
+++ loncom/interface/lonuserutils.pm	2019/08/26 01:28:51	1.184.4.5
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Utility functions for managing LON-CAPA user accounts
 #
-# $Id: lonuserutils.pm,v 1.184.4.4 2019/08/22 19:31:20 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonuserutils.pm,v 1.184.4.5 2019/08/26 01:28:51 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -655,10 +655,12 @@ sub passwd_validation_js {
     my %passwdconf = &Apache::lonnet::get_passwdconf($domain);
     my ($min,$max,@chars,$numrules,$intargjs,%alert);
     $numrules = 0;
+    $min = $Apache::lonnet::passwdmin;
     if (ref($passwdconf{'chars'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
         if ($passwdconf{'min'} =~ /^\d+$/) {
-            $min = $passwdconf{'min'};
-            $numrules ++;
+            if ($passwdconf{'min'} > $min) {
+                $min = $passwdconf{'min'};
+            }
         }
         if ($passwdconf{'max'} =~ /^\d+$/) {
             $max = $passwdconf{'max'};
@@ -668,11 +670,11 @@ sub passwd_validation_js {
         if (@chars) {
             $numrules ++;
         }
-    } else {
-        $min = 7;
+    }
+    if ($min > 0) {
         $numrules ++;
     }
-    if (($min ne '') || ($max ne '') || (@chars > 0)) {
+    if (($min > 0) || ($max ne '') || (@chars > 0)) {
         my $alertmsg = &mt('Initial password did not satisfy requirement(s):').'\n\n';
         if ($min) {
             $alert{'min'} = &mt('minimum [quant,_1,character]',$min).'\n';