How can I configure things like minimum password length,

How can I configure things like minimum password length, password history, and maximum simultaneous logins?

Updated: 04/22/03

These settings, along with several others, can be configured via the
security defaults configuration file /etc/default/security.

The 'security' file was introduced, undocumented, by patches to 11.00,
the
latest iterations being:

o PHCO_16127 (su(1) cumulative patch)
o PHCO_24083 (login(1) cumulative patch)
o PHCO_24390 (libpam and libpam_unix cumulative patch)

The functionality added by these patches is included in 11i. It is also
fully documented via the security(4) manpage, available online at:

o <http://devrsrc1.external.hp.com/STKLI/man/11iv1.5/security_4.html>

The following summarizes how each of the 'security' settings were
introduced:

o ABORT_LOGIN_ON_MISSING_HOMEDIR
(introduced in 11.00 via PHCO_24083)

o MIN_PASSWORD_LENGTH
(introduced in 11.00 via PHCO_24390)

o NOLOGIN
(introduced in 11.00 via PHCO_24083)

o NUMBER_OF_LOGINS_ALLOWED
(introduced in 11.00 via PHCO_24083)

o PASSWORD_HISTORY_DEPTH
(introduced in 11.00 via PHCO_24390)

o PASSWORD_MAXDAYS
(introduced in 11.22)

o PASSWORD_MINDAYS
(introduced in 11.22)

o PASSWORD_WARNDAYS
(introduced in 11.22)

o SU_ROOT_GROUP
(introduced in 11.00 via PHCO_16127)

o SU_DEFAULT_PATH
(introduced in 11.11)

o UMASK
(introduced in 11.22)


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