Ns-Newpwpolicy.pl (Add Attributes For Fine-Grained Password Policy); Syntax; Options - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 7.1 Configuration

Perl Scripts
ns-newpwpolicy.pl (Add attributes for fine-grained
password policy)
Adds entries required for implementing the user- and subtree-level password
policy. For an overview of user- and subtree-level password policy, check the Red
Hat Directory Server Deployment Guide. For instructions to enable this feature,
check the Red Hat Directory Server Administrator's Guide.

Syntax

Perl script:

Options

Optio
n
-D
-w
-w
-j
-p
-h
-U
-S
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ns-newpwdpolicy.pl [-D rootdn] { -w password | -w -
| -j filename } [-p port] [-h host] -U userDN -S
suffixDN
Parameter Description
rootdn Specifies the Directory Server user DN with root
permissions, such as Directory Manager.
The default value is cn=directory manager.
password Specifies the password associated with the user DN.
Prompts for the password associated with the user DN.
filename Specifies the path, including the filename, to the file that
contains the password associated with the user DN.
port Specifies the Directory Server's port. The default value is 389
or the LDAP port of Directory Server specified at installation
time.
host Specifies the hostname of the Directory Server. The default
value is localhost or the full hostname of the machine where
Directory Server is installed.
userDN Specifies the DN of the user entry that needs to be updated
with user-level password policy attributes.
suffixDN Specifies the DN of the suffix entry that needs to be updated
with subtree-level password policy attributes.