Passwordmaxage (Password Maximum Age); Passwordmaxfailure (Maximum Password Failures); Passwordminage (Password Minimum Age) - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.01 Configuration Manual

passwordMaxAge (Password Maximum Age)

Indicates the number of seconds after which user passwords will expire. To use
this attribute, you must enable password expiration using the
attribute.
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 1 to the maximum 32 bit integer value (2147483647) in seconds
Default Value 8640000 (100 days)
Integer
Syntax
Example
passwordMaxAge: 100

passwordMaxFailure (Maximum Password Failures)

Indicates the number of failed bind attempts after which a user will be locked out
of the directory. By default, account lockout is disabled. You can enable account
lockout by modifying 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 1 to maximum integer bind failures
Default Value
3
Integer
Syntax
Example
passwordMaxFailure: 3

passwordMinAge (Password Minimum Age)

Indicates the number of seconds that must pass before a user can change their
password. Use this attribute in conjunction with the passwordInHistory (Number
of Passwords to Remember) attribute to prevent users from quickly cycling
through passwords so that they can use their old password again. A value of zero
(0) indicates that the user can change the password immediately.
attribute.
passwordLockout
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