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Check password settings are the rules Safeguard for Privileged Passwords uses to verify account passwords.
Navigate to Administrative Tools | Settings | Password Management | Check Password.
The Check Password pane displays the following about the listed check password setting rules.
Table 173: Check Password: Properties
| Name |
The name of the check password rule. |
| Partition |
The partition that uses the rule. |
| Description |
Information about the rule. |
| Schedule |
Displays the selected rule's schedule. |
Use these toolbar buttons to manage the check password setting rules.
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It is the responsibility of the Asset Administrator or the partition's delegated administrator to define the rules Safeguard for Privileged Passwords uses to verify account passwords.
To add a password validation schedule
- Navigate to Administrative Tools | Settings | Password Management | Check Password.
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Add Check Password Setting to open the Check Password Settings dialog.
- Browse to select a partition.
- Enter a Name of up to 50 characters for the rule.
- Enter a Description of up to 255 characters for the rule.
- Click the Schedule button and choose an interval.
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In the Schedule dialog, select Run Every to run the job along per the run details you enter. (If you deselect Run Every, the schedule details are lost.)
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Configure the following.
To specify the frequency without start and end times, select from the following controls. If you want to specify start and end times, go to the Use Time Window selection in this section.
Enter a frequency for Backup Every. Then, select a the time frame:
- Minutes: The job runs per the frequency of minutes you specify. For example, Every 30 Minutes runs the job every half hour over a 24-hour period. It is recommended you do not use the frequency of minutes except in unusual situations, such as testing.
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Hours: The job runs per the minute setting you specify. For example, if it is 9 a.m. and you want to run the job every two hours at 15 minutes past the hour starting at 9:15 a.m., select Runs Every 2 Hours @ 15 minutes after the hour.
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Days: The job runs on the frequency of days and the time you enter.
For example, Every 2 Days Starting @ 11:59:00 PM runs the job every other evening just before midnight.
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Weeks The job runs per the frequency of weeks at the time and on the days you specify.
For example, Every 2 Weeks Starting @ 5:00:00 AM and Repeat on these days with MON, WED, FRI selected runs the job every other week at 5 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
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Months: The job runs on the frequency of months at the time and on the day you specify.
For example, If you select Every 2 Months Starting @ 1:00:00 AM along with First Saturday of the month, the job will run at 1 a.m. on the first Saturday of every other month.
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Select Use Time Windows if you want to enter the Start and End time. You can click 
Add or 
Remove to control multiple time restrictions. Each time window must be at least one minute apart and not overlap.
For example, for a job to run every ten minutes every day from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., enter these values:
Enter Every 10 Minutes and Use Time Windows:
If you have selected Days, Weeks, or Months, you will be able to select the number of times for the job to Repeat in the time window you enter.
For a job to run two times every other day at 10:30 am between the hours of 4 a.m. and 8 p.m., enter these values:
For days, enter Every 2 Days and set the Use Time Windows as Start 4:00:00 AM and End 20:00:00 PM and Repeat 2.
- (UTC) Coordinated Universal Time is the default time zone. Select a new time zone, if desired.
If the scheduler is unable to complete a task within the scheduled interval, when it finishes execution of the task, it is rescheduled for the next immediate interval.
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Optionally, complete either of these settings:
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A password sync group is used to control password validation and reset across all associated accounts. The same password is used for one or more accounts associated with the same or different assets. For example, synchronized passwords can be used for accounts that support clusters or systems that sync between development, test, and production. An account can belong to only one password sync group. Multiple password sync groups can be added to a profile.
The profile change schedule is applied to the sync group. The sync group controls the tasks to change the passwords for the accounts in the sync group. Change tasks occur in the order of password sync group account priority. If synchronization fails for an individual account in the sync group, the account is retried multiple times and, if failing after that, the sync task halts and is rescheduled. The administrator must correct the cause of the failure for the sync task to continue.
If an account is associated with a profile with a daily check schedule and also associated with a password sync group, a mismatch on the daily check will trigger a task to set the account password to the current sync group password.
For more information, see Creating a profile.
Password sync group account priority
When an account is added to a password sync group, the default priority is 0, which is the highest priority. Subsequent numbers are lower priority (for example, 0, 1, or 2, where 0 is the highest priority and 2 is the lowest). Priority determines the order in which account passwords are changed. If all accounts have the same priority, they are synchronized simultaneously. When different priorities are set, accounts at the highest priority (for example, 0) are synchronized first. If priority 0 is successful, accounts at the next priority are synchronized. If any account at a priority fails, the synchronization processing stops and the group is scheduled for synchronization retry. For example, a cluster of systems may have an admin account with the same password. If one master system is set at priority 0 and the subordinates are set at priority 1, the password change on the master must be successful before the passwords on the subordinates are changed. If the master password change fails, the subordinates are unaffected, the cluster continues to function, password change is rescheduled, and the error is logged.
Navigate to Administrative Tools | Settings | Password Management | Password Sync Groups. The Password Sync Groups pane displays the following for each sync group.
Table 175: Sync Groups: Properties
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Enable |
If Enable is selected, the sync runs with the profile change schedule. |
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Status |
The  Status displays if all account passwords are in sync with the password sync group. The Status is  if any password for any account within the sync group does not match the common password. |
| Name |
The name of the password sync group. |
| Partition |
The partition that uses the rule. |
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Profile |
The profile that uses the rule. |
| Accounts |
The number of accounts to synchronize with a common password. |
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Next Sync Date |
The date the sync group password will be synchronized across all accounts. |
| Description |
Information about the rule. |
Use the following toolbar buttons to manage password sync groups.
NOTE: Changes made from the Password Sync Groups pane are reflected in the password sync groups in the profile. See Creating a profile.
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The Asset Administrator or a partition's delegated administrator defines the password sync group. An account can belong to only one password sync group. To assign sync groups and related accounts when adding the profile to a partition, see Creating a profile.
To create a password sync group
- Navigate to Administrative Tools | Settings | Password Management | Password Sync Groups.
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Click Add to open the Password Sync Group dialog.
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Click Browse to select a Profile. The Profile name displays.
NOTE: Multiple password sync groups can be added to a profile. The profile change schedule is applied to the sync group. The sync group controls the tasks to change the passwords for the accounts in the sync group. Change tasks occur in the order of password sync group account priority . For more information, see Password sync group account priority.
- Enter a Name of up to 100 characters.
- Enter a Description of up to 255 characters.
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Click Add and select one or more Accounts to be synchronized.
The Accounts list displays with the following information about the account: Name, Parent, Service Account, Needs a Password ( if yes or if no), and Description. Click any columns to sort the accounts.
- Click OK. The following values display:
- Status: Displayed as if the password is not the same as the sync group, if the password is the same, or
if the account is ignored and possibly should not be in the sync group.
- Priority: The default is priority 0 (the highest). To change the priority, double-click the Priority value, enter the new priority, and click OK. For more information, see Password sync group account priority.
- System Name: Name of the system (asset) assigned that is associated with the account.
- Account Name: Name of the account.
- Last Sync Time: The date and time of the last sync.
- Click OK.
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