Password Settings on Trusted Systems

[Jim92900]

What commands do i need to use to check the following password settings:

1) password length
2) password change time
3) password history
4) max number of times system allow to try the failed

Jim

[Aussan]

the command is /usr/lbin/getprpw

/usr/lbin/getprpw root

if you do a man on getprpw it will show you the parameters and what it stand for


Regards

Aussan

[Jim92900]

How do i check for system wide Password settings.

Jim

[Aussan]

the easy way is to go to sam then Auditing and Security then System Security Policies

hope this helps

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

passwd -sa

To the second question.

SEP

[Tim Nelson]

look at /tcb/files/auth/system/default for system wide defaults

[Reshma Malusare]

Have a look in /etc/default/security...