HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 configuration, command, and file reference

For more information on password policies, see the "Managing Users and Passwords" chapter
in the HP-UX Directory Server administrator guide.
DescriptionParameter
cn=configEntry DN
on or off
Valid Values
onDefault Value
DirectoryStringSyntax
passwordChange: onExample
2.3.1.105 passwordCheckSyntax (Check password syntax)
This attribute sets whether the password syntax is checked before the password is saved. The
password syntax checking mechanism checks that the password meets or exceeds the password
minimum length requirement and that the string does not contain any trivial words, such as the
user's name or user ID or any attribute value stored in the uid, cn, sn, givenName, ou, or mail
attributes of the user's directory entry.
Password syntax includes several different categories for checking:
• Minimum number of digit characters (0-9)
• Minimum number of ASCII alphabetic characters, both upper- and lower-case
• Minimum number of uppercase ASCII alphabetic characters
• Minimum number of lowercase ASCII alphabetic characters
• Minimum number of special ASCII characters, such as !@#$
• Minimum number of 8-bit characters
• Maximum number of times that the same character can be immediately repeated, such as
aaabbb
• Minimum number of character categories required per password; a category can be upper-
or lower-case letters, special characters, digits, or 8-bit characters
For more information on password policies, see the "Managing Users and Passwords" chapter
in the HP-UX Directory Server administrator guide.
DescriptionParameter
cn=configEntry DN
on or off
Valid Values
offDefault Value
DirectoryStringSyntax
passwordCheckSyntax offExample
2.3.1.106 passwordExp (Password expiration)
Indicates whether user passwords expire after a given number of seconds. By default, user
passwords do not expire. After password expiration is enabled, set the number of seconds after
which the password expires using the passwordMaxAge attribute.
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