HP-UX 11i Security Containment Administrator's Guide for HP-UX 11i v2

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Table 6-1 User Database Configuration Files

DescriptionFile

Stores most per-user information.

/var/adm/userdb

Commands

Table 6-2 “User Database Commands” briefly describes the commands you can use to modify

and administer entries in the user database.

Table 6-2 User Database Commands

DescriptionCommand

Changes attribute values configured in the user database.

userdbset

Displays attribute values configured in the user database.

userdbget

Verifies the integrity of the information in the user database.

userdbck

Reports the status of local user accounts.

userstat

Attributes

The following security attributes are available for individual users:

Table 6-3 User Attributes

DescriptionAttribute

Allows or denies login with a null password.

ALLOW_NULL_PASSWORD

Audits or stops auditing the user.

AUDIT_FLAG

Defines the number of login failures allowed before a user is locked out of

the system.

AUTH_MAXTRIES

Displays information about the user's last login.

DISPLAY_LAST_LOGIN

Restricts login time periods.

LOGIN_TIMES

Defines the minimum password length.

MIN_PASSWORD_LENGTH

Defines the number of simultaneous logins allowed per user.

NUMBER_OF_LOGINS_ALLOWED

Defines the password history depth.

PASSWORD_HISTORY_DEPTH

Defines the minimum number of lowercase characters required in a

password.

PASSWORD_MIN_LOWER_CASE_CHARS

Defines the minimum number of uppercase characters required in a

password.

PASSWORD_MIN_UPPER_CASE_CHARS

Defines the minimum number of digit characters required in a password.

PASSWORD_MIN_DIGIT_CHARS

Defines the minimum number of special characters required in a password.

PASSWORD_MIN_SPECIAL_CHARS

Defines the umask for file creation.

UMASK

NOTE: The previous list contains only security attributes that can be configured in the user

database. For a complete list of HP-UX system security attributes, refer to security(4).

Manpages

Table 6-4 “User Database Manpages” briefly describes the manpages you use with the user

database.

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