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тАО03-20-2002 02:25 PM
тАО03-20-2002 02:25 PM
pwhist on trusted system
System in question: HP-UX 10.20 (trusted).
I am trying to implement /etc/default/security feature in conjunction with already existing security policies in place. I want to make sure that users cannot re-use the same password for the next 5 password changes.
I thought that by entering the following line into that file:
PSSWORD_HISTORY_DEPTH=5
I will solve my issue. No luck. It seems like system does not even consult this file.
After reading more on this, 'pwhist' came into light. Now I know that the following should exist on my system:
/tcb/files/auth/system/pwhist where pwhist is a directory (I assume). It wasn't there, so I created it. Because I could not find any info on what kind of permissions it should have, I gave it 775.
No luck. I still was able to alternate my two passwords and not entries were put to
/tcb/files/auth/system/pwhist either.
I am spinning my wheels now. As I said, I am running HP-UX 10.20 in trusted mode. Is there a patch or something I don't know that makes that feature unusable on my system?
I would really appreciate any light shed on this matter...
Thanks.
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тАО03-20-2002 02:36 PM
тАО03-20-2002 02:36 PM
Re: pwhist on trusted system
I suspect your /etc/default/security file is incorrect. have a look at the man page for passwd and search for stringdefault/security.
The paragraph containing the string says the file will not work unless the 3 required strings are present which is not per your entry :
PSSWORD_HISTORY_DEPTH=5
hope this gets you going in the right direction
john.
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тАО03-20-2002 06:44 PM
тАО03-20-2002 06:44 PM
Re: pwhist on trusted system
Is there anybody outhere who successfuly has implemented that file (I am mostly after PASSWORD_MAX_DEPTH=5 feature)?
If so, could such a person give me a glimpse on how s/he has accomplished that?
Thanks.
P.S. Again, I am running on HP-UX 10.20 system and not 11.+! (trusted).
Thanks.
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тАО03-20-2002 09:39 PM
тАО03-20-2002 09:39 PM
Re: pwhist on trusted system
This feature is not availabe with a 10.20 (trusted) system.
It is not considering the security file. Even the man page of passwd in 10.20 is not saying anything about the /etc/default/security file and "PASSWD_HISTORY_DEPTH=#" option.
Butin case of 11.00 it considers security file and even the man page of passwd mentions about it.
I had a check with both 10.20 and 11.00 trusted system.
-Vijay
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тАО03-20-2002 10:12 PM
тАО03-20-2002 10:12 PM
Re: pwhist on trusted system
PHCO_25591 in your sytstem?
see link:
http://us-support2.external.hp.com/wpsl/bin/doc.pl/screen=wpslDisplayPatch/sid=1a065e901dd60a9468?PATCH_PATH=/hp-ux_patches/s700_800/10.X/PHCO_25591&HW=s800&OS=10.20
-Vijay