Passwordminlength (Password Minimum Length); Passwordmustchange (Password Must Change) - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.0 Configuration Manual

Core Server Configuration Attributes Reference
For more information on password policies see Chapter 7, "User Account
Management" in the Netscape Directory Server Administrator's Guide.

passwordMinLength (Password Minimum Length)

Specifies the minimum number of characters that must be used in Directory Server
user password attributes. In general, shorter passwords are easier to crack, so you
are recommended to set a password length of at least 6 or 7 characters. This is long
enough to be difficult to crack, but short enough that users can remember the
password without writing it down.
For more information on password policies see Chapter 7, "User Account
Management" in the Netscape Directory Server Administrator's Guide.
Entry DN
Valid Range
Default Value
Syntax
Example

passwordMustChange (Password Must Change)

Indicates whether users must change their passwords when they first bind to the
Directory Server, or when the password has been reset by the
For more information on password policies see Chapter 7, "User Account
Management" in the Netscape Directory Server Administrator's Guide.
Entry DN
Valid Range
Default Value
Syntax
Example
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cn=config
2 to 512 characters
6
Integer
passwordMinLength: 6
cn=config
on | off
off
DirectoryString
passwordMustChange: off
"Manager DN".