topic Re: Password convention in Operating System - HP-UX

Password convention

Remko Oosenbrug — Tue, 10 Oct 2000 07:36:37 GMT

My users must change there password every twelve weeks. The new password must differ at least three characters. Can I change this password convention?

Re: Password convention

Douglas Cromby_1 — Tue, 10 Oct 2000 07:49:09 GMT

It looks like this convention of 3 chars having to be different is locked in, as it explains this in the man page for newpass.

Re: Password convention

Douglas Cromby_1 — Tue, 10 Oct 2000 07:53:38 GMT

I have had a look and cannot find any Enhancement Request or the like, requesting that this 3 char rule be changed. Looks like it is a fixed requirement.

Re: Password convention

Stefan Farrelly — Tue, 10 Oct 2000 08:01:05 GMT

If you use a trusted system then you can use the modprpw command to allow any type of passwords you want.

Re: Password convention

Wilmar Ricio — Tue, 17 Oct 2000 21:53:04 GMT

The 3 char as mentioned earlier is locked-in with the passwd command (untrusted system).
Command would be:
passwd -f -x 90 user_name
f - force
x - 90 days
This would prompt user_name to change passwd every 90 days.