topic Re: Set password - Timeout setting in Operating System - OpenVMS

Set password - Timeout setting

Sentosa — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:23:44 GMT

Hi folks,

If issue command "set password" in Open VMS, it will be timeout after around 30 sec.

How can i check in the system?
Is it a system default? If yes, could i change the default?

Thank you for your answer.
Sentosa

Re: Set password - Timeout setting

John Gillings — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:07:10 GMT

Sentosa,

It's SYSGEN parameter LGI_PWD_TMO. See

SYSGEN> SHOW/LGI

for all the settings involving passwords and logins.

The LGI parameters are dynamic, to change the timeout to (say) 15 seconds use:

SYSGEN> USE ACTIVE
SYSGEN> SET LGI_PWD_TMO 15
SYSGEN> WRITE ACTIVE

BUT be aware it will revert to the old value when you reboot. To make a permanent change, add the line:

LGI_PWD_TMO=15

to MODPARAMS.DAT, run AUTOGEN and reboot.

Re: Set password - Timeout setting

Sentosa — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:19:24 GMT

Thank you for all folks