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Operating Systems AIX default settings of security password in AIX Post 302539861 by Mr.AIX on Tuesday 19th of July 2011 03:07:27 AM
Old 07-19-2011
default settings of security password in AIX
Hi Guy's

Just I want to know the default settings of security password in AIX there is some changes happened in my machine when I try to change my password I'm getting this message

HTML Code:
[LEFT] 
Changing password for "root"
root's New password: 
a minimum of 1 elapsed week between changes.
3004-320 Only the system administrator can change this password.
 
[/LEFT]
I have another machine working with default setting.. I want to compare the sittings of this machine with that machine

What are the default security files that need to be compared between two machines to identify the changes?


also is not accepting the auto ssh connection by the authentication ID ?!! why any advice ...
Last edited by Mr.AIX; 07-19-2011 at 04:15 AM..
 

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NAME

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SYNOPSIS

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DESCRIPTION

       Output  fixed-size  pieces  of  INPUT  to PREFIXaa, PREFIXab, ...; default PREFIX is `x'.  With no INPUT, or when INPUT is -, read standard
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       -C, --line-bytes=SIZE
	      put at most SIZE bytes of lines per output file

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	      put NUMBER lines per output file

       --verbose
	      print a diagnostic to standard error just before each output file is opened

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AUTHOR

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REPORTING BUGS

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COPYRIGHT

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split (coreutils) 4.5.3 					   February 2003							  SPLIT(1)
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