Chapter 7 User Account Management; Managing The Password Policy - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.2 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

When a user connects to your Netscape Directory Server (Directory Server), first
the user is authenticated. Then, the directory can grant access rights and resource
limits to the user depending upon the identity established during authentication.
This chapter describes tasks for user account management, including configuring
the password and account lockout policy for your directory, denying groups of
users access to the directory, and limiting system resources available to users
depending upon their bind DNs.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Managing the Password Policy (page 265)
• Inactivating Users and Roles (page 280)
• Setting Resource Limits Based on the Bind DN (page 283)
NOTE

Managing the Password Policy

A password policy minimizes the risks of using passwords by enforcing the
following:
• Users must change their passwords according to a schedule.
• Users must provide non-trivial passwords.
User Account Management
For an overview on password policy, see section "Designing a
Password Policy" in Chapter 7, "Designing a Secure Directory" of
the Netscape Directory Server Deployment Guide.
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