Password Restrictions

Use this property page to set up initial login password requirements for the new users that are created from this template.

Allow User to Change Password
Specifies whether the new users that are created from this template will be allowed to change their own login passwords. The setting of this check box will be stored in the Password Allow Change property of the new users.

Require a Password
Specifies whether the users that are created from this template will be prompted for a password during login. To cause them to be prompted for a password, select this check box and enter the minimum number of characters required for the password in the Minimum Password Length field. You can enter a number from 1 to 128 or accept the default of 5. The setting of this check box will be stored in the Password Required property of the new users, and the minimum password length will be stored in the Password Minimum Length property of the new users.

Force Periodic Password Changes
Specifies whether the users that are created from this template will be prompted to change their login passwords periodically. To cause them to be prompted to change their passwords periodically, select this check box and fill in the next two fields.

Days Between Forced Changes
Specifies the number of days the new users will be allowed to use a password before it expires. You can enter a number from 1 to 365. The setting of the Force Periodic Password Changes check box and the contents of this field will be stored in the Password Expiration Interval property of the new users.

Date Password Expires
Specifies the date and time the new users' initial login passwords will expire. Click the calendar icon next to this field to set an expiration date and time. Once the users change their initial login passwords, and each time they change them thereafter, the system will reset the expiration date forward the number of days specified in the Days Between Forced Changes field. The expiration date will be stored in the Password Expiration Time property of the new users.

Require Unique Passwords
Specifies whether the users that are created from this template will be prevented from reusing any of their last eight login passwords. The setting of this check box will be stored in the Password Unique Required property of the new users.

Limit Grace Logins
Specifies whether to limit the number of grace logins that the users that are created from this template will be allowed. A grace login means the user can log in with an expired password. To limit the number of grace logins, select this check box and fill in the next field.

Grace Logins Allowed
Specifies the number of grace logins the new users will be allowed. You can enter a number from 1 to 200 or accept the default of 6. The setting of the Limit Grace Logins check box and the contents of this field will be stored in the Login Grace Limit property of the new users.

Set Password After Create
Specifies whether to prompt the administrator to set a login password when creating a user from this template.