NET/MASTER Management Services (MS) System Management Guide

Setting System-Wide Password Management Attributes
Customizing the Operations Environment
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Configuring a Terminal
for 8-Bit Character
Support
NonStop NET/MASTER MS provides support for 8-bit characters. If a terminal is
configured to support 8-bit characters, NonStop NET/MASTER MS automatically
detects this and sends 8-bit characters to the terminal; otherwise, characters that are
invalid for the datastream are converted to periods (.). (This ability of NonStop
NET/MASTER MS automatically provides support for Katakana terminals, because
the Katakana character set uses 8-bit values.)
To configure a terminal for 8-bit character support, follow these steps:
1. Configure the terminal port for 8-bit character support by using either the
Communications Management Interface (CMI) or the Subsystem Control Facility
(SCF).
Refer to the Communications Management Interface (CMI) Operator Reference Manual
and the Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) Reference Manual for introductory
information about how to configure terminal ports.
2. Configure the terminal for 8-bit character support by using the configuration
technique appropriate for the terminal.
Refer to the manual that describes how to configure the specific terminal type for
more information.
3. Define the terminal to NonStop NET/MASTER MS by using the TERMINAL ADD
command:
TERMINAL ADD=TERM21 DEVICE=$ATP2.#TERM1
4. Open the terminal for use by NonStop NET/MASTER MS:
OPENTERM TERM21
Setting System-Wide
Password
Management
Attributes
You can configure system parameters that render the user ID password protection
features more or less restrictive. To use any of the commands discussed below, change
the INIT NCL procedure or an NCL procedure it calls to include the line
CMD "SYSPARMS operand = value "
where operand is one of the operands discussed in this subsection and value is a
valid value for the operand.
Note The values of the system parameters that govern passwords cannot be changed online. The relevant
SYSPARMS command operands can be issued only during execution of the INIT NCL procedure.
Therefore, changes become effective only after you restart NonStop NET/MASTER MS.
Section 4, “Managing User Access and Privileges,” lists the rules used to determine
whether a password is valid.
Forcing Routine Password
Changes
Users can reduce exposure to security threats by regularly changing passwords. By
requiring users to change their passwords at regular intervals, you reduce the
potential for unauthorized access to the system.