On Password, enter the following additional information about a user account in the AIX system. This data is mapped in /etc/security/user.
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Property |
Description |
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minlen |
Minimum number of characters a password must have. (Parameter minlen). |
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maxrepeats |
Maximum number of characters that can be repeated in passwords. The default value 8 specifies that a maximum has not been fixed. (Parameter maxrepeats). |
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mindiff |
Minimum number of unique characters that passwords must contain. (Parameter mindiff). |
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minalpha |
Specifies the minimum number of alphabetical characters a new password must contain. (Parameter minalpha). |
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minloweralpha |
Specifies the minimum number of lowercase letters a new password must contain. (Parameter minloweralpha). |
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minupperalpha |
Specifies the minimum number of uppercase letters a new password must contain. (Parameter minupperalpha). |
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mindigit |
Specifies the minimum number of digits a new password must contain. (Parameter mindigit). |
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minspecialchar |
Specifies the minimum number of special characters a new password must contain. (Parameter minspecialchar). |
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minother |
Specifies the minimum number of non-alphabetical characters a new password must contain. (Parameter minother). |
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dictionlist |
Dictionary file of black listed passwords. Verifies passwords do not include standard Unix words. (Parameter dictionlist). |
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histexpire |
Number of weeks before a password can be reused. (Parameter histexpire). |
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histsize |
Number of password iterations allowed before an old password can be used again. (Parameter histsize). |
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minage |
Minimum number of weeks before a password can be changed. (Parameter minage). |
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maxage |
Maximum number of weeks before a password must be changed. (Parameter maxage). |
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maxexpired |
Maximum number of weeks beyond maxage that an expired password can be changed by the user. (Parameter maxexpired). |
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pwdchecks |
Methods to apply to new passwords that check the password quality. The value contains a comma delimited list of method names. (Parameter pwdchecks). |
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pwdwarntime |
Number of days before the system issues a warning that a password change is required. (Parameter pwdwarntime). |