Safeguard User's Guide (G06.24+, H06.03+)

Obtaining User and Alias Information
Safeguard User’s Guide—422089-009
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What the INFO USER Display Tells You
What the INFO USER Display Tells You
Assuming you are the user in the preceding example, the INFO USER display shows
that your user ID has no expiration date, that you must change your password every 30
days, and that your current password will expire on July 23, 2005. You can change
your password as often as you want because no value is defined in the PASSWORD-
MAY-CHANGE field. If the PASSWORD-MAY-CHANGE field contains a date, you can
change your password beginning on that date. The display also indicates that you have
a grace period of 10 days during which to change your password if you allow it to
expire. To change your expired password during the grace period, you use the LOGON
command, as described in Section 2, Safeguard Logon Dialog.
The OWNER-LIST section shows that two secondary owners have been defined for
your user authentication record.
The default Guardian security string for disk files that you create is "NUNU." Your
default Guardian subvolume is $DATA.JOAN.
The INFO USER display also shows that you have two aliases: J-Brown and userD54.
An alias is an alternate name that you can use to log on to the system. To obtain
information about an alias, use the INFO ALIAS command, as described later in this
section.
Default protection has been established for you. With default protection, every disk file
you create is automatically added to the Safeguard database with the specified access
and audit settings. The display shows that you are the owner of every file you create
and you have all access authorities. All other members of your group have READ and
EXECUTE authority. No auditing is specified. If Safeguard protection is removed from
an individual file after you create it, the Guardian default security string applies.
The last logon time appears at the top of the display. If you are concerned that
someone might have learned your password, check LAST-LOGON to determine if it
matches the last time you logged on. If you suspect a problem, change your password
and notify your security administrator. Your last logon time is also displayed as part of
the Safeguard logon dialog.
If you are concerned that someone might be trying to guess your password, check
STATIC FAILED LOGON COUNT. Each logon attempt that fails, for example if you
mistype your password, increases the failed logon count and sets the LAST-
UNSUCCESSFUL-ATTEMPT time. If you find these values have changed
unexpectedly, notify your security administrator. The failed logon count and last failed
logon time also appear as a part of the Safeguard logon dialog.
About Alias Authentication Records
You can have one or more user aliases. An alias is an alternate name that you can use
to log on to the system. An alias has its own authentication record with attributes that
can differ from those in your user authentication record. For example, your alias can
have a different password and password expiration date.