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# 1  
Old 03-10-2009
Password Setting

Hi:

Could I set the:
- Login Time-out Interval
- Password History Count
- Lockout Duration
- Lockout Threshold

for user account in Sun Solaris 5.8.

Thanks for your help
# 2  
Old 03-10-2009
# 3  
Old 03-10-2009
I have added the following in commend in /etc/default/login & /etc/default/passwd

- TIMEOUT = 60 (Login Time-out Interval)
- HISTORYDAYS
=6 (Password History Count)
- DISABLETIME= 600 (Lockout Duration)
- LOCKOUT= 3 (Lockout Threshold)

Is it right ? Is the setting active immediately ?
# 4  
Old 03-10-2009
yes the settings are active. however, i do not know your user agreement or what your boss or information security team wants/needs. therefore, i can't say its right or wrong.
# 5  
Old 03-10-2009
I have added the LOCKOUT= 3 in /etc/default/login, and I try to type the wrong password
3 times, the user account still active, it doesn't lock by the system, why?

Do I need to "MAXTRYS" or "LOGFAILURES" in /etc/default/login ?

# 6  
Old 03-10-2009
i think u need to make this change in passowd file
# 7  
Old 03-10-2009
I try to add it in /etc/default/passwd before, but it still doesn't work, why ?
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