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YaST — Conﬁguration

Figure 2.17: Group Administration

2.7.3 Security Settings

In ‘Local Security Conﬁguration’, which can be accessed under ‘Secu-

rity&Users’, select one of the following four options: Level 1 is for stand-

alone computers (preconﬁgured). Level 2 is for workstations with a net-

work (preconﬁgured). Level 3 is for a server with a network (preconﬁg-

ured). Use ‘Custom Settings’ for your own conﬁguration.

If you click one of the ﬁrst three items, incorporate one of the levels of pre-

conﬁgured system security options. To do this, simply click ‘Finish’. Under

‘Details’, access the individual settings that can be modiﬁed. If you choose

‘Custom settings’, proceed to the different dialogs with ‘Next’. Here, ﬁnd

the default installation values.

‘Password Settings’ For new passwords to be checked by the system be-

fore they are accepted, mark ‘Checking new passwords’ and ‘Plausi-

bility test for password’. Set the minimum and maximum length of

passwords for newly created users. Deﬁne the period for which the

password should be valid and how many days in advance an expira-

tion alert should be issued when the user logs in to the text console.

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