Passwordchecksyntax (Check Password Syntax); Passwordexp (Password Expiration) - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.01 Configuration Manual

Core Server Configuration Attributes Reference

passwordCheckSyntax (Check Password Syntax)

Indicates whether the password syntax will be checked before the password is
saved. The password syntax checking mechanism checks that the password meets
or exceeds the password minimum length requirement and that the string does not
contain any "trivial" words, such as the user's name or user ID or any attribute
value stored in the
directory entry.
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

passwordExp (Password Expiration)

Indicates whether user passwords will expire after a given number of seconds. By
default, user passwords do not expire. Once password expiration is enabled, you
can set the number of seconds after which the password will expire using the
passwordMaxAge
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, sn, givenName, ou or mail attributes of the user's
uid
cn=config
on | off
off
DirectoryString
passwordCheckSyntax: off
attribute.
cn=config
on | off
off
DirectoryString
passwordExp: on