OSF DCE Administration Guide--Introduction

Configuring DCE
The dce_config script creates and starts the security replica and displays:
start slave security server (secd) ...
The dce_config returns the Additional Server Configuration menu.
8.8.7 Configuring and Unconfiguring a Password Management Server
Password Management servers enable administrators to exert greater control over
users’ selection of passwords than that provided by DCE standard policy. You can
create a password management server to enforce your cell’s password-strength and
password-generation requirements, or you can enhance the sample password
management server provided with DCE.
For information on creating your own password management servers, see the chapter
in the for more information about the administration of password management servers,
see Chapter 30 in this guide.
To configure a password management server, type 10 at the Additional Server
Configuration menu, and press <RETURN>. The dce_config script displays the
following messages as it configures the password management server:
S:****** Configuring Password Management Server...
S:****** Successfully configured Password Management Server.
dce_config then returns to the Additional Server Configuration menu.
To unconfigure a password management server, type 11 at the Additional Server
Configuration menu, and press <RETURN>. The dce_config script displays the
following messages as it unconfigures the password management server:
S:****** Unconfiguring Password Management Server...
S:****** Successfully unconfigured Password Management Server.
dce_config then returns to the Additional Server Configuration menu.
8.8.7.1 Troubleshooting Password Management Configuration Errors
If attempts to configure or unconfigure a password management server fail, check for
configuration error messages in the the password management server log file located in
dcelocal/var/security/pwd_strengthd.log.
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