Administrator Guide

NOTE: Only administrator-level accounts can unlock other Storage Center accounts. Have more than one Storage
Center administrator-level account so that other Storage Center accounts can be unlocked.
● To require new passwords to follow complexity standards, select the Complexity Enabled checkbox. To disable the
password complexity requirement, clear the Complexity Enabled checkbox.
● To set the number of days before a user can change his or her password, type a value in the Minimum Age field. To
disable the minimum age requirement, type 0.
● To set the number of days after which a password expires, type a value in the Maximum Age field. To disable the
maximum age requirement, type 0.
● To set the number of days before a password expires when the expiration warning message is issued, type a value in the
Expiration Warning Time field. To disable the expiration warning message, type 0.
● To specify the password expiration warning message that a user receives, type a warning message in the Expiration
Warning Message. The expiration warning message is blank if this field is left empty.
7. Click OK.
Reset the Password Aging Clock
The password aging clock determines when a password expires based on the minimum and maximum age requirements. Reset
the password aging clock to start the password aging clock from the current date and time.
Prerequisites
Password Configuration must be enabled.
Steps
1. If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of
Unisphere Central.
2. Click Summary.
The Summary view is displayed.
3. Click (Settings).
The Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
4. Click the Password Configuration tab.
5. Select the Enabled checkbox.
6. Select the Reset Aging Clock checkbox.
7. Click OK.
Require Users to Change Passwords
The new password requirements apply to new user passwords only. Require users to change passwords at next login so the
password complies with the new password requirements.
Prerequisites
Password Configuration must be enabled.
Steps
1. If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of
Unisphere Central.
2. Click
Summary.
The Summary view is displayed.
3. Click (Settings).
The Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
4. Click the Password Configuration tab.
5. Select the Enabled checkbox.
6. Select the Requires Password Change checkbox.
7. Click OK.
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