AS400 Password expiration Notification

[Cather]

Hi,

I believe that 14 days is the default for the password expiration notification on the AS400. Is there a way of changing this default setting so that the user can be notified for example 5 days prior to password expiration?
Your help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[os400]

From the v5r1 Security Manual

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r1/ic2924/books/c4153025.pdf

Don't know for sure if this applies to earlier versions.

Password Expiration Interval
Add User prompt:
Not shown
CL parameter:
PWDEXPITV
Length: 5,0
Requiring users to change their passwords after a specified length of time reduces the risk of an unauthorized person accessing the system. The password expiration interval controls the number of days that a valid password can be used before it must be changed.
When a user’s password has expired, the user receives a message at sign-on. The user can either press the Enter key to assign a new password or press F3 (Exit) to cancel the sign-on attempt without assigning a new password. If the user chooses to change the password, the Change Password display is shown and full password validation is run for the new password. Figure 4 on page 59 shows an example of
the password expiration message.
Recommendations: Use the user profile password interval to require profiles with
*SERVICE, *SAVSYS, or *ALLOBJ special authorities to change passwords more
frequently than other users.
Sign-on Information
System:
Previous sign-on . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/30/91 14:15:00
Sign-on attempts not valid . . . . . . . . : 3
Days until password expires . . . . . . . : 5

Table 61. Possible Values for PWDEXPITV:
*SYSVAL The QPWDEXPITV system value is used.
*NOMAX The system does not require the user to change the password.
password- expiration- interval Specify a number from 1 through 366.
Recommendations: Set the QPWDEXPITV system value for an appropriate
interval, such as 60 to 90 days. Use the Password expiration interval field in the user
profile for individual users who should change their passwords more frequently,
such as security administrators.

Mike Butler
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