You can display user accounts and password settings, configure various aging criteria for user passwords, and specify the rules for forming passwords.
Before you begin, log in to the CTPView server, and access the CTPView Configuration Menu. See Accessing the CTPView Server Configuration Menu (CTPView Server Menu).
To manage user passwords, you must first access the Password Management Menu:
The Password Management Menu is displayed.
The usernames for the accounts are listed according to their classification, Administrator or User..
To list the usernames for CTPView server accounts:
To display the current password expiration settings for a user account:
Table 1 describes the information listed in the output.
Table 1: CTPView User Password Expiration Settings
Field | Description |
Account is/is not locked | Status of the account. Locked accounts cannot access CTPView server. |
Minimum | Minimum number of days that must elapse before the user can change this password, in the range 1 through 60. |
Maximum | Maximum number of days that this password is valid. |
Warning | Number of days before password expiration that the user is warned of the impending expiration. |
Inactive | Number of days of inactivity after the password expires before the account is locked out (unable to access CTPView server) |
Last Change | Date that this password was last changed. |
Password Expires | Date that this password expires. Calculated by counting the Maximum value from the Last Change date. |
Password Inactive | Date that this password becomes inactive. Calculated by counting the Inactive value from the Password Expires date. |
Account Expires | Date that the account expires. |
To change the password expiration settings for a user account:
Each prompt provides a description and range for the value.
To display the current requirements for forming a password:
The output lists the minimum password length, the minimum number of lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numerals, and nonalphanumeric characters; and the number of times a user can attempt to enter the correct password before being blocked.
User passwords have strict criteria. You must include a nonzero minimum of lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numerals, and certain nonalphanumeric characters. You must also set the number of times a user can enter the password incorrectly before being blocked from access.
To change the requirements for forming a password:
Each prompt provides a description and range for the value.