hpux man page for default

default(4)						     Kernel Interfaces Manual							default(4)

NAME
       default - system default database file for a trusted system

SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
       The  system  default  database  is unique in that it defines system-wide global parameters for a trusted system.  It is designed to provide
       values for users and devices on a global scale rather than requiring an administrator to replicate values in user or device databases  when
       they  are all the same. In addition to being easier to specify global values, it is also much easier to make a global system change if nec-
       essary.

       The system default database is made up of four types of values:

       system-wide parameters	     These are parameters that do not have corresponding specifications in any other trusted system database.	If
				     a system-wide parameter is not specified in the default database, then it is undefined.

       user parameters		     These parameters are typically specified in a protected password database file.

       terminal control parameters   These parameters are typically specified in the terminal control database file.

       device assignment parameters  These parameters are typically specified in the device assignment database file.

       System  default	parameters may be specified for fields found in the protected password, terminal control, and device assignment databases.
       When a specific entry is retrieved from one of these databases, a structure called, ufld that contains all of the explicitly specified val-
       ues,  is  provided  to  the  caller.  A second structure, called sfld, is also provided which defines those values supplied from the system
       default database. Each of these structures has a corresponding flag structure called uflg and  sflg,  respectively,  that  indicates  which
       fields  in each structure have been specified and are valid for use.  Programs honor the user or device specific value first if one is pro-
       vided.  Otherwise, the program may choose to use the system default value if one has been specified. If neither	value  is  specified,  the
       program may supply a reasonable default value or abort.

       For descriptions of the specific fields provided by the protected password, terminal control, and device assignment databases, see the cor-
       responding manual pages listed in the section for those databases. The following fields are unique to the system default database  and  can
       not be specified in any of the other system databases.

       This name is set to the string "default".

       This flag field indicates whether or not boot authentication is required to
				     boot  the	machine.   If  authentication is required, it is performed by the system init(1M) program prior to
				     completing system boot.

EXAMPLES
       The following is an example of a typical system default database.  Refer to authcap(4) for descriptions of the file and line formats.

	      default:
		   :d_name=default:
		   :d_boot_authenticate@:
		   :u_pwd=*:
		   :u_minchg#0:u_maxlen#10:u_exp#15724800:u_life#31449600:
		   :u_pickpw@:u_genpwd@:u_restrict@:u_nullpw@:
		   :u_genchars@:u_genletters@:
		   :u_maxtries#5:u_lock:
		   :t_logdelay#2:t_maxtries#10:
		   :chkent:

       This system default database defines the four different types of values which are supported.  First, values that can be assigned on a  sys-
       tem-wide  only  basis  are defined.  Boot authentication at system startup is not enabled.  Login programs will provide password expiration
       warnings if the password expires in less than 604800 seconds from the current system time (this translates into 60*60*24*7 or 7 days).

       The system default database also defines numerous protected password database default values.  Fields that begin with  correspond  to  pro-
       tected  password  fields.   Similarly, fields starting with the prefix are terminal control database fields.  These field types are used to
       supply system-wide default values if a user or device specific value is not supplied by the corresponding database.   See  the  appropriate
       manual pages listed in the section for these databases for a complete description of the applicable fields.

WARNINGS
       HP-UX 11i Version 3 is the last release to support trusted systems functionality.

FILES
       system default database file for a trusted system; see authcap(4)

       protected password database files; see
	      prpwd(4)

       terminal control database file; see
	      ttys(4)

       device assignment database file; see
	      devassign(4)

AUTHOR
       was developed by HP.

SEE ALSO
       getprdfent(3), authcap(4), devassign(4), prpwd(4), ttys(4).

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