Administrator's Guide

Table 3-3 User Attributes
DescriptionAttribute
Allows or denies login with a null password.ALLOW_NULL_PASSWORD
Audits or stops auditing the user.AUDIT_FLAG
Defines the number of login failures allowed before a user is locked
out of the system.
AUTH_MAXTRIES
Displays information about the user's last login.DISPLAY_LAST_LOGIN
Restricts login time periods.LOGIN_TIMES
Defines the minimum password length.MIN_PASSWORD_LENGTH
Defines the number of simultaneous logins allowed per user.NUMBER_OF_LOGINS_ALLOWED
Defines the password history depth.PASSWORD_HISTORY_DEPTH
Defines the minimum number of lowercase characters required in a
password.
PASSWORD_MIN_LOWER_CASE_CHARS
Defines the minimum number of uppercase characters required in a
password.
PASSWORD_MIN_UPPER_CASE_CHARS
Defines the minimum number of digit characters required in a
password.
PASSWORD_MIN_DIGIT_CHARS
Defines the minimum number of special characters required in a
password.
PASSWORD_MIN_SPECIAL_CHARS
Defines the umask for file creation.UMASK
NOTE: The previous list contains only security attributes that can be configured in the
user database. For a complete list of HP-UX system security attributes, refer to security(4).
3.2.3.4 Manpages
Table 3-4 briefly describes the manpages you use with the user database.
Table 3-4 User Database Manpages
DescriptionManpage
Provides an overview of the use of the user database.userdb(4)
Describes userdbset functionality and syntax.userdbset(1M)
Describes userdbget functionality and syntax.userdbget(1M)
Describes userdbck functionality and syntax.userdbck(1M)
Describes the userstat functionality and syntax.userstat(1M)
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