}
my $newpassword = $input->param('newpassword');
my $minpw = C4::Context->preference('minPasswordLength');
-$errormsg = 'SHORTPASSWORD' if( $newpassword && $minpw & (length($newpassword) < $minpw ) );
+$errormsg = 'SHORTPASSWORD' if( $newpassword && $minpw && (length($newpassword) < $minpw ) );
if ( $newpassword && ! $errormsg ) {
my $digest=md5_base64($input->param('newpassword'));