Configuring account policies
The following image displays the Account Policies section:
Password Policies
The following table describes the UI features in the Password Policies section:
UI feature | Description |
|---|---|
Minimum Password Length nnn | Used by the password strength checker It requires the user-entered passwords to be at least this length. |
Require Numeric Character | Used by the password strength checker It requires a user-entered passwords to contain at least one numeric character. |
Require Special Character | Used by the password strength checker A non-alpha or non-numeric characters is required to be present within the password if checked. |
Prohibits Repeating Characters | Used by the password strength checker Adjacent repeating characters are prohibited if this control is checked. |
Prohibits Dictionary Words | Used by the password strength checker The password is stripped of numeric and special characters and checked against a dictionary file. |
Prevent reuse of previous nnn passwords | Maintains a limited history of old passwords and prevents attempts to use one of them |
Account Settings
UI feature | Description |
|---|---|
Lockout users after nnn invalid login attempts | The number of times a user may enter an incorrect password for a valid user ID before the account is disabled and the user is locked out. |
Disable Account | Enable this toggle button if you want to lock out the user unless a BMC AMI Ops Console Management administrator manually re-enables the user. |
Unlock Users after nnn (minutes) | Enable this toggle button if you want to automatically re-enable the account after a specific time elapses. |
Passport expires after nnn Days | Number of days before a password must be changed |
Perform automatic Account Management | Checking this enables a daily check by the server for inactive user accounts and taking action as defined by the remaining options. |
Disable users after nnn inactive days | The number of days an account may remain idle before it is automatically disabled. |
Delete users after nnn inactive days | The number of days an account may remain idle before it is automatically deleted. |
Warn about deleting after nnn inactive days | The number of days an account may remain idle before an e-mail is generated. |
Send Email to | Email address(es) to receive notification If more than one address is needed, enter a comma-separated list of email addresses to send notifications. |
SMTP Server | The mail server used for delivering emails. |