topic Re: files to modify and check passwd policy in Operating System - HP-UX

files to modify and check passwd policy

kashyapi — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:26:54 GMT

i have to collect password policy data which we have modified thru SAM.I dont find any /etc/default/security file in the box as we have not created.OS version is HP-UX 11i v1. Pleas let me know what are the files i can modify or check the password policy.

Re: files to modify and check passwd policy

Steven E. Protter — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:47:33 GMT

Shalom,

You should not have used sam.

Take a look at the man page for /etc/default/security and set your policies there.

SEP

Re: files to modify and check passwd policy

Johnson Punniyalingam — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:28:32 GMT

password policy

can be done /etc/default/security file

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1000150

Re: files to modify and check passwd policy

kashyapi — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:56:13 GMT

I have to collect for so many boxes.None of the boxes configured for /etc/default/security.All boxes are trusted.When taking data using getprpw , i find the output data different from GUI security policy.Can you pls help.like from SAM GUI MAx Passwd ength is 16 but from getprpw the value shows -1.