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EMC® VNX® Series Security Configuration Guide for VNX

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Define password policy interactively

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Steps

  1. To initiate a script that prompts for password policy definitions, use this command syntax:
    # /nas/sbin/nas_config -password

    Output: 

    Minimum length for a new password (Between 6 and 15): [8]
Number of attempts to allow before failing: [3]
Number of new characters (not in the old password): [3]
Number of digits that must be in the new password: [1]
Number of special characters that must be in a new password: [0]
Number of lower case characters that must be in password: [0]
Number of upper case characters that must be in password: [0]
  2. The current value defined for each field is displayed in brackets. The original default values for each field are: length: minimum 8 characters, range 6-15 attempts: maximum of 3 attempts new characters: minimum of 3 characters digits: minimum of 1 digit special, lowercase, and uppercase characters: 0

    To change the value for each field, type a new value when prompted.

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