topic Re: HPUX 11i Nis password strength in Operating System - HP-UX

HPUX 11i Nis password strength

Douglass A Anderson — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:50:00 GMT

Two Questions:
How do I change my hpux 11i NIS server to require one or more numbers and one or more capitals?

How do I require certain users have to change their NIS password on next login?

Re: HPUX 11i Nis password strength

TTr — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:43:37 GMT

For #1 with the standard password authentication you can't. Unless you rewrite the passwd binary. There are enhancements that will allow you to do that such as trusted system and HP-SMSE. They are free optional HP-UX products but I don't think they go well with NIS.
For #2 man passwd and look at "-f" option. Probably
passwd -r nis -f
or
passwd -r files -f
ypmake passwd

Re: HPUX 11i Nis password strength

Douglass A Anderson — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:45:27 GMT

First one only works in NIS+
the second way worked.

Thanks.