Password and Policy global change

[ctoman]

Aix4.3

Is there a way to change all users password rules?
or do i have to cut and past /etc/security/user

thanks!

 

[ggauthier]

You can change the default behavior in the /etc/security/user file. The first stanza in the file should start:

default:
admin = false
login = true
su = true
daemon = true
rlogin = true
sugroups = ALL
<etc>

To change the values:

(a) backup the /etc/security/user file
(b) change the values

chsec -f /etc/security/user -s default -a maxage=13 -a minalpha=6 minother=2

This will change the default behavior to have the password expire each 13 weeks, and that each password must have at least 6 alpha characters and 2 non-alpha characters.

You can set the values per user in the same way, just provide the account name in place of "default" in the above line


-glenn

 

[ggauthier]

sorry, there is a mistake in my previous post.

There should be a "-a" before minother

chsec -f /etc/security/user -s default -a maxage=13 -a minalpha=6 -a minother=2