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files to modify and check passwd policy

 
kashyapi
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‎11-02-2009 07:26 AM

‎11-02-2009 07:26 AM

files to modify and check passwd policy

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.
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Steven E. Protter
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‎11-02-2009 07:47 AM

‎11-02-2009 07:47 AM

Re: files to modify and check passwd policy

Shalom,

You should not have used sam.

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

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Johnson Punniyalingam
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‎11-02-2009 08:28 AM

‎11-02-2009 08:28 AM

Re: files to modify and check passwd policy

password policy

can be done /etc/default/security file

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kashyapi
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‎11-02-2009 08:56 PM

‎11-02-2009 08:56 PM

Re: files to modify and check passwd policy

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.
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