topic Re: How to update login retries and password aging for a user in Operating System - HP-UX

How to update login retries and password aging for a user

vaish — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:02:54 GMT

I am new to Unix administration, I would like to know how to update login retries and password aging for any particular user

Re: How to update login retries and password aging for a user

Patrick Wallek — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:07:34 GMT

You can either go through SAM -> Accounts for Users and Groups -> Users, select the user from the list, go to the ACTIONS menu and select 'Modify Security Policies'. This will then allow you to modify the security settings for that particular user.

Or if you are feeling adventurous at the command line, you can have a look at the modprpw command ('man modprpw' for details if you are on 11.11 or higher).

Re: How to update login retries and password aging for a user

Muthukumar_5 — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:09:44 GMT

You can do it by command line or with sam.

sam -> Accounts for user and groups -> users -> select a user and go to modify action.

You can use passwd or modprpw utility for password aging on non-trusted or trusted mode.

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Muthu

Re: How to update login retries and password aging for a user

Muthukumar_5 — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:11:56 GMT

Reference document:

http://docs.hp.com/en/32650-90498/ch03.html

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Muthu

Re: How to update login retries and password aging for a user

Arunvijai_4 — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:12:40 GMT

Hi Vaish,

A one stop solution,

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=948182

This thread has got everything you need.

-Arun

Re: How to update login retries and password aging for a user

Muthukumar_5 — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:14:07 GMT

Re: How to update login retries and password aging for a user

Arunvijai_4 — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:16:30 GMT

http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90121/

-Arun

Re: How to update login retries and password aging for a user

vaish — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:33:23 GMT

Thanks everybody,

Do anyone know how to set them ( password aging and login retries) in command line ?
In my system "passwd -n 7 username" is not working. I have the following errors "Usage: passwd [ name ]
Options not available using /sbin/passwd
Must invoke /bin/passwd to use options".

Re: How to update login retries and password aging for a user

Muthukumar_5 — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:36:30 GMT

Don't use /sbin/passwd. It is used on single user mode. Try to use as,

/usr/bin/passwd -n 7

It will work.

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Muthu

Re: How to update login retries and password aging for a user

Arunvijai_4 — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:36:34 GMT

Vaish,

You can try with /bin/passwd instaed of /sbin/passwd. Try to run with full path. It will solve your problem.

-Arun

Re: How to update login retries and password aging for a user

vaish — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:44:16 GMT

Thanks a lot
I have reset the password. How to set the login retry for the user id in command line

Re: How to update login retries and password aging for a user

vaish — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:47:36 GMT

I would like to have maximum 5 retries for particular logins. How I do it in command line ?

Re: How to update login retries and password aging for a user

Muthukumar_5 — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:49:56 GMT

Are you asking about "number of times a user can try to put login and password" details in a login prompt. I hope it is by default 3. No setting to change it to less or more.

If you want then you have to write your own PAM module to get that effect.

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Muthu

Re: How to update login retries and password aging for a user

vaish — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:52:43 GMT

Ok, thanks

Re: How to update login retries and password aging for a user

Muthukumar_5 — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:54:31 GMT

Hope you are new member. Once you get a solution or guidance try to assign points in your thread. Read forums guideline document.

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Muthu

Re: How to update login retries and password aging for a user

Arunvijai_4 — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 01:01:02 GMT

Hi Vaish,

"sam" is the best tool for administring HP-UX. Also, do a search in itrc, you will find tons of information. You can close this thread in case, your problem got solved.

-Arun

Re: How to update login retries and password aging for a user

vaish — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 01:06:08 GMT

Thanks, I found the solution

Re: How to update login retries and password aging for a user

Arunvijai_4 — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 01:25:27 GMT

Hi Vaish,

Check this thread for more information for max login tries

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=574990

-Arun