Complete this task to set the length of time that passwords are
valid and the maximum allowed failed logins.
You must have administrator-level privileges to define password rules.
If you do not have administrator-level privileges, Password settings does
not display in the in the Select Action drop-down menu
of the User administration — Main page.
The password and its use must meet the following criteria:
- Be six to 16 characters long.
- Must contain five or more letters, and it must begin and end with a letter.
- Must contain one or more numbers.
- Cannot contain the user's user ID.
- Is case-sensitive.
- Four unique new passwords must be issued before an old password can be
reused.
- Allowable characters are: a-z, A-Z, 0-9.
- Under Monitor system, select User
administration. In User administration — Main page, select Password
settings in the Select Action drop-down
box. Then click Go. The
Password settings page is displayed.
- Specify the number of days after that a password expires in the Password
expires (days) field. An entry of 0 will result in passwords never
expiring.
- Specify the number logins after which no more attempts are allowed
in the Failed logins allowed field. An entry of 0 will
allow an unlimited number of attempts.
- Click Ok. The password setting are immediately
applied.