Safeguard Reference Manual (G06.24+, H06.03+ )

User Security Commands
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ALTER USER Command
min
is an integer from 0 through 59, specifying the minute.
PASSWORD-MUST-CHANGE [EVERY num DAYS]
changes the maximum number of days that a user can use the same
password. For num, specify an integer from 1 through 32,767.
Changing the PASSWORD-MUST-CHANGE attribute causes the Safeguard
software to calculate a new PASSWORD-EXPIRES date. The PASSWORD-
EXPIRES date is set to the current date plus num days.
After PASSWORD-EXPIRES suspends a user’s ability to log on to the system,
extending the user’s PASSWORD-MUST-CHANGE period can restore that
ability. (For details on how the PASSWORD-MUST-CHANGE operation works,
see SET USER Command on page 5-39.)
Setting the PASSWORD-EXPIRES attribute after setting the PASSWORD-
MUST-CHANGE attribute causes the explicit setting of the PASSWORD-
EXPIRES attribute to override the date previously calculated as a result of
setting PASSWORD-MUST-CHANGE.
Omitting “EVERY num DAYS” disables the PASSWORD-MUST-CHANGE
mechanism. That is, the user’s password never expires.
PASSWORD-EXPIRY-GRACE [num [DAYS]]
changes the number of days after password expiration during which users can
change their passwords. For num, specify an integer from 0 through 32,767. If
you omit num, the value for PASSWORD-EXPIRY-GRACE in the Safeguard
configuration record is used. In this instance, the value *NONE* appears in this
field of the user protection record.
PASSWORD-EXPIRES [ date [ , time] ]
changes the date and time after which the password expires. Specify date and
time as local civil time.
If you omit both date and time, no expiration is set for the password.
If you omit only time, it is set to 0:00 (midnight).
The form of date [ , time] is:
{ month-name day } year [,hour:min]
{ day month-name }
month-name
is the first three letters of the month name: JAN, FEB, MAR, and so on.
(You can use either uppercase or lowercase letters.)