1. Input a **Minimum password length** value greater than or equal to 8, then select **Save changes**.
## Modify maximum password length using configuration file
From GitLab 12.6, the minimum password length set in this configuration file is ignored. Minimum password lengths must instead be modified via the [GitLab UI](#modify-minimum-password-length-using-gitlab-ui).
The user password length is set to a maximum of 128 characters by default.
To change that for installations from source:
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From GitLab 12.6, the minimum password length set in this configuration file will be ignored. Minimum password lengths will now have to be modified via the [GitLab UI](#modify-minimum-password-length-using-gitlab-ui) instead.
## Modify minimum password length using GitLab UI
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/20661) in GitLab 12.6
The user password length is set to a minimum of 8 characters by default.
To change that using GitLab UI:
In **Admin Area > Settings** (`/admin/application_settings/general`), go to the section **Sign-up restrictions**.
Set the **Minimum password length** to a value greater than or equal to 8 and hit **Save changes** to save the changes.
CAUTION: **Caution:**
Changing minimum or maximum limit does not affect existing user passwords in any manner. Existing users will not be asked to reset their password to adhere to the new limits.
The new limit restriction will only apply during new user sign-ups and when an existing user performs a password reset.
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