pwpolicy(8)               BSD System Manager's Manual              pwpolicy(8)

NAME
     pwpolicy -- gets and sets password policies

SYNOPSIS
     pwpolicy [-h]
     pwpolicy [-v] [-a authenticator] [-p password] [-u username]
              [-n nodename] command command-arg
     pwpolicy [-v] [-a authenticator] [-p password] [-u username]
              [-n nodename] command "policy1=value1 policy2=value2 ..."


DESCRIPTION
     pwpolicy manipulates password policies.

   Options
     -a    name of the authenticator

     -p    password (omit this option for a secure prompt)

     -u    name of the user to modify

     -n    use a specific directory node; the search node is used by default.

     -v    verbose

     -h    help

   Commands
     -getglobalpolicy       Get global policies
     -setglobalpolicy       Set global policies
     -getpolicy             Get policies for a user
     -setpolicy             Set policies for a user
     -setpolicyglobal       Set a user account to use global policies
     -setpassword           Set a new password for a user. Non-administrators
                            can use this command to change their own pass-
                            words.
     -enableuser            Enable a shadowhash user account that was disabled
                            by a password policy event.
     -getglobalhashtypes    Returns the default list of password hashes stored
                            on disk for this system.
     -setglobalhashtypes    Edits the default list of password hashes stored
                            on disk for this system.
     -gethashtypes          Returns a list of password hashes stored on disk
                            for a user account.
     -sethashtypes          Edits the list of password hashes stored on disk
                            for a user account.
     -00 through -7          Shortcuts for the above commands (in order).

   Global Policies
     usingHistory                      0 = user can reuse the current pass-
                                       word, 1 = user cannot reuse the current
                                       password, 2-15 = user cannot reuse the
                                       last n passwords.
     usingExpirationDate               If 1, user is required to change pass-
                                       word on the date in expirationDateGMT
     usingHardExpirationDate           If 1, user's account is disabled on the
                                       date in hardExpireDateGMT
     requiresAlpha                     If 1, user's password is required to
                                       have a character in [A-Z][a-z].
     requiresNumeric                   If 1, user's password is required to
                                       have a character in [0-9].
     expirationDateGMT                 Date for the password to expire, format
                                       must be: mm/dd/yy
     hardExpireDateGMT                 Date for the user's account to be dis-
                                       abled, format must be: mm/dd/yy
     maxMinutesUntilChangePassword     user is required to change the password
                                       at this interval
     maxMinutesUntilDisabled           user's account is disabled after this
                                       interval
     maxMinutesOfNonUse                user's account is disabled if it is not
                                       accessed by this interval
     maxFailedLoginAttempts            user's account is disabled if the
                                       failed login count exceeds this number
     minChars                          passwords must contain at least min-
                                       Chars
     maxChars                          passwords are limited to maxChars

   Additional User Policies
     isDisabled                   If 1, user account is not allowed to authen-
                                  ticate, ever.
     isAdminUser                  If 1, this user can administer accounts on
                                  the password server.
     newPasswordRequired          If 1, the user will be prompted for a new
                                  password at the next authentication. Appli-
                                  cations that do not support change password
                                  will not authenticate.
     canModifyPasswordforSelf     If 1, the user can change the password.

   Stored Hash Types
     CRAM-MD5         Required for IMAP.
     RECOVERABLE      Required for APOP and WebDAV. Only available on Mac OS X
                      Server edition.
     SALTED-SHA1      The default for login window.
     SMB-LAN-MANAGER  Required for compatibility with Windows 9.x file shar-
                      ing.
     SMB-NT           Required for compatibility with Windows NT/XP file shar-
                      ing.


EXAMPLES
     To get global policies:

           pwpolicy -getglobalpolicy

     To set global policies:

           pwpolicy -a authenticator -setglobalpolicy "minChars=4 maxFailed-
           LoginAttempts=3"

     To get policies for a specific user account:

           pwpolicy -u user -getpolicy
           pwpolicy -u user -n /NetInfo/DefaultLocalNode -getpolicy

     To set policies for a specific user account:

           pwpolicy -a authenticator -u user -setpolicy "minChars=4 maxFailed-
           LoginAttempts=3"

     To change the password for a user:

           pwpolicy -a authenticator -u user -setpassword newpassword

     To set the list of hash types for local accounts:

           pwpolicy -a authenticator -setglobalhashtypes SMB-LAN-MANAGER off
           SMB-NT on


Mac OS X Server                13 November 2002                Mac OS X Server