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Managing the Password Policy
This section provides information about configuring your password and account
lockout policies. It includes the following procedures:
•
Configuring the Password Policy
•
Setting User Passwords
•
Configuring the Account Lockout Policy
•
Managing the Password Policy in a Replicated Environment
Configuring the Password Policy
The password policy you configure applies to all users within the directory except
for the Directory Manager. Your password policy is comprised of the following
information:
Password add and modify information. The password information includes
password syntax and password history details.
Bind information. The bind information includes tracking bind failures and
password aging attributes.
This section describes the following procedures for configuring your password
policy:
•
Configuring the Password Policy Using the Console
•
Configuring the Password Policy Using the Command-Line
After configuring your password policy, we recommend that you configure an
account lockout policy. For more information about configuring an account lockout
policy, refer to "Configuring the Account Lockout Policy," on page 265.
Configuring the Password Policy Using the Console
To set up or modify the password policy for your Directory Server:
On the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab and then the
1.
Data node.
Select the Passwords tab in the right pane.
2.
This tab contains the password policy for the Directory Server.
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