Passwordhistory (Password History); Passwordinhistory (Number Of Passwords To Remember) - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.0 Configuration Manual

passwordHistory (Password History)

Enables password history. Password history refers to whether users are allowed to
reuse passwords. By default, password history is disabled and users can reuse
passwords. If you set this attribute to be on, the directory stores a given number of
old passwords and prevents users from reusing any of the stored passwords. You
set the number of old passwords the Directory Server stores using the
passwordInHistory
For more information on password policies see Chapter 7, "User Account
Management" in the Netscape Directory Server Administrator's Guide.
Entry DN
cn=config
Valid Range on | off
Default Value
off
Syntax DirectoryString
Example
passwordHistory: on

passwordInHistory (Number of Passwords to Remember)

Indicates the number of passwords the Directory Server stores in history.
Passwords that are stored in history cannot be reused by users. By default, the
password history feature is disabled. That is, the Directory Server does not store
any old passwords and so users can reuse passwords. You can enable password
history by using the
passwordHistory
To prevent users from rapidly cycling through the number of passwords that you
are tracking, use the
For more information on password policies see Chapter 7, "User Account
Management" in the Netscape Directory Server Administrator's Guide.
Entry DN
cn=config
Valid Range 2 to 24 passwords
Default Value
6
Integer
Syntax
Example
passwordInHistory: 7
attribute.
attribute.
attribute.
passwordMinAge
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