diff -Nur smeserver-userpanels-1.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/web/functions/userpanel-useraccounts smeserver-userpanels-1.0/root/etc/e-smith/web/functions/userpanel-useraccounts
--- smeserver-userpanels-1.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/web/functions/userpanel-useraccounts	2014-08-22 18:36:30.559430605 +0200
+++ smeserver-userpanels-1.0/root/etc/e-smith/web/functions/userpanel-useraccounts	2014-08-22 18:37:58.397574687 +0200
@@ -1878,9 +1878,11 @@
   my $reason = "Software error: password check failed";
 
   if ($strength eq 'strong')
-	{
-		 $reason = fascist_check($pass, '/usr/lib/cracklib_dict');
-	}
+        {
+                 $reason = fascist_check($pass, '/usr/lib/cracklib_dict') if ( -e '/usr/lib/cracklib_dict.pwd');
+                 $reason = fascist_check($pass, '/usr/lib64/cracklib_dict') if ( -e '/usr/lib64/cracklib_dict.pwd');
+        }
+
 	elsif (($strength eq "none") || ($strength eq "normal"))
 	{
 	   $reason = 'OK';