Setting password history on hp-11x servers

[m davidson_1]

Does anybody know how to set the password history on hp-11x servers. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated

[Christopher McCray_1 · Accepted solution]

Hello,

There is a file, /etc/defautlt/security.

edit this file and add:

PASSWORD_HISTORY_DEPTH=10 (10 is what I have)

Hope this helps

Chris

[Sajid_1]

hello,

The file name is /etc/default/security. This document will help you better - http://support2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000048117924

Doc ID - KBRC00000915

[Christopher McCray_1]

Also check out this doc:

http://support1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000058669506

Enjoy

Chris

[Sean OB_1]

Edit the following file:

/etc/defautlt/security

add/modify this entry as needed.
PASSWORD_HISTORY_DEPTH=nn

where nn is the number of passwords you want kept.

[Bill Hassell]

NOTE: /etc/default/security *requires* the latest PAM/authentication/security patch. For 11.0: PHCO_25527 and PHCO_25590, for 11i: PHCO_24839 and PHCO_25526. Since they are PHCO patches, they won't require a reboot.

Additionally, these patches add features to non-trusted as well as trusted systems:

MIN_PASSWORD_LENGTH=
PASSWORD_MIN_LOWER_CASE_CHARS=
PASSWORD_MIN_UPPER_CASE_CHARS=
PASSWORD_MIN_DIGIT_CHARS=
PASSWORD_MIN_SPECIAL_CHARS=
ABORT_LOGIN_ON_MISSING_HOMEDIR=<0/1>
NOLOGIN=<0/1>
NUMBER_OF_LOGINS_ALLOWED=<0/10>
SU_ROOT_GROUP=
SU_DEFAULT_PATH=

Note that 11.0 probably does not have the man page "security" yet, even though the patch supplies the features, and it appears that 11i may not have all the security file features documented. Check the patch README for the details.