Modify Global Security Policies

You must have Administrator permission to change the default global security policies for the group.

You can modify the following session policies, account policies, and password policies for a group.

  • Maximum number of user sessions for a group. The default is 0.
  • Number of failed authentication attempts allowed before an account is locked. The default is 0.
  • Minimum number of characters required for a valid password. The default is 8.
  • Minimum number of uppercase characters required for a valid password. The default is 0.
  • Minimum number of lowercase characters required for a valid password. The default is 0.
  • Minimum number of numerical characters required for a valid password. The default is 0.
  • Minimum number of special characters required for a valid password. The default is 0.
  • Minimum number of characters that must be different from the previous password. The default is 1.
  • Number of times that a password must change before you can reuse an old password. The default is 1.
  1. Change the maximum number of user settings for a group.
    userpolicy --edit --max_sessions num_max_group_sessions
  2. Change the number of failed authentication attempts allowed before an account is locked.
    userpolicy --edit --allowed_attempts num_allowed_attempts
  3. Change the minimum number of characters required for a valid password.
    userpolicy --edit --min_length minimum_length
  4. Change the minimum number of uppercase characters required for a valid password.
    userpolicy --edit --upper num_uppercase_chars
  5. Change the minimum number of lowercase characters required for a valid password.
    userpolicy --edit --lower num_lowercase_chars
  6. Change the minimum number of numerical characters required for a valid password.
    userpolicy --edit --digit num_digits
  7. Change the minimum number of special characters required for a valid password.
    userpolicy --edit --special num_special_chars
  8. Change the minimum number of characters that must be different from the previous password.
    userpolicy --edit --previous_diff num_chars_change
  9. Change the number of times that a password must change before you can reuse an old password.
    userpolicy --edit --no_reuse num_no_reuse_last