Passwords

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Configuring Passwords from within the System Preferences section

 

Click Passwords in the Preference list on the left side.

 

To set a Password Minimum Length, use the up/down arrows to choose the minimum number of characters a Password must have.

 

To set a Password Maximum Length, use the up/down arrows to choose the maximum of characters a Password may have.

 

To set the Password History Length, use the up/down arrows to set the number of unique passwords a User must create before a Password can be re-used. 

 

To set a Password expiry limit, use the up/down arrows to choose the number of days Passwords will remain active (minimum of 30 days).

 

To choose the number of Grace logins after account expiry allowed, use the up/down arrows to set the number of grace logins.

 

Once information is amended click Save Changes.

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To enable/disable password expiries from within the System Preferences section

 

Click Passwords in the Preference list on the left side.

 

Click the box beside Allow passwords to expire. A check mark will toggle, whether or not passwords will expire.

 

Click Save Changes.

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