# password policy for root **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [March 31, 2021, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/password-policy-for-root/35532 "2021-03-31T06:29:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wencheng](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wencheng](https://forums.suse.com/u/Wencheng)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/password-policy-for-root/35532/1 "2021-03-31T06:29:33Z")
Hi My customer need add password policy to SLES…I reference these document [https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000017588](https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000017588) it seem only apply password that user change password by hiself. and I check [https://forum.huawei.com/enterprise/en/the-way-to-check-password-complexity-settings-for-suse/thread/484619-883](https://forum.huawei.com/enterprise/en/the-way-to-check-password-complexity-settings-for-suse/thread/484619-883) it provide 2 point (1)•The complexity rules are not applicable to the password of the root user. (2)•The complexity rules are not applicable to the passwords configured by the root user for other users. Whether these password by root indeed could apply password policy (I believe the third-party software could provide such function…but I just want to search official procedure now.) Thanks!! Wencheng ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/password-policy-for-root/35532/2 "2021-03-31T14:06:24Z")
@Wencheng Hi, you don’t indicate what release of SLES in use? Have you seen this: [https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP2/html/SLES-all/cha-security-yast-security.html](https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP2/html/SLES-all/cha-security-yast-security.html)