Question : Disable passwd strength checking

Does anyone know how to disable (or bypass) the strength checking of the passwd program.

YES.... I know that the checking is there for a reason, and that it is not wise to use weak passwords!  However, I know what I am doing and I do indeed want to use a weak password.

The machine I want to disable the checking on, is not connected to the internet!
There is no valuable data on the machine!
Thus I am not worried about it getting broken into.
I just need to know how to disable the strength checking of "passwd".
More specifically, disable it from comparing the desired password to it's dictionary.
(When I try to use my desired password, I get the message: password is based on a dictionary word)

Please advise.

Answer : Disable passwd strength checking

If you simply want to use a password that the password checking routines complain about you can, as root, execute 'passwd username'. It will still complain, but will accept the password.