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The information on this page takes General
Password Guidelines and shows you
how to force network users to comply with the guidelines.
HOW TO ENFORCE
RESTRICTIONS
Out of the box,
there are no password restrictions in place on
a Novell NetWare system. You must take additional
steps to enforce restrictions on the user accounts.
The screen shot of ConsoleOne below shows the
settings that I recommend. Depending on the needs
of your company, you may want to select a longer
time period between forced password changes.
Password
restrictions must be configured for each individual user. Use
ConsoleOne to select each user, right-click, and select
properties. Click on the Restrictions tab and click on each
checkbox to enforce the restrictions. Note: You can quickly
change the restrictions for all users by highlighting multiple
users, then going through the same process.
CLARIFICATIONS OF
OPTIONS
In the "Date and
Time password expires" field - When you first click on the
"Force periodic password changes" box, the current date/time
is automatically entered. This causes the current password to
expire and will require the user to change their password the
next time they login.
The purpose of
the "Limit Grace Logins" box is to force the users to change
their password to comply with the new restrictions. If they
don't change it within the specified number of logins, their
account locks and an administrator must unlock it. Because of
this, give the users a little room to breathe, but not too
much. I generally recommend setting it to 3.
HOT TIP!
Create and use
a template for creating new users. Configure the template
with the appropriate password restrictions. This will
enforce consistency and it is a painless process.
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