Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 08-05-2008 Deployment Manual page 181

3 Apply your settings with Accept.
Enforcing Password Policies
On any system with multiple users, it is a good idea to enforce at least basic password
security policies. Users should change their passwords regularly and use strong pass-
words that cannot easily be exploited. For information about how to enforce stricter
password rules, refer to
rotation, create a password expiration policy.
To configure the password expiration policy for a new user, proceed as follows:
1 Click Add.
2 Enter the required data in User Data.
3 Adjust the values in Password Settings.
4 Apply your settings with Accept.
To change the password expiration policy for an existing user, proceed as follows:
1 Select the user from the list and click Edit.
2 Adjust the values in Password Settings.
3 Apply your settings with Accept.
You can limit the lifetime of any user account by specifying a date of expiration for
this particular account. Specify the Expiration Date in the YYYY-MM-DD format and
leave the user configuration. If no Expiration Date is given, the user account never
expires.
Changing the Default Settings for New Users
When creating new local users, several defaults settings are used by YaST. You can
change these default settings to meet your requirements:
1 Select Expert Options > Defaults for New Users.
Section 8.9.3, "Local Security" (page 167). To enforce password
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