Chapter 10. System Management
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Account Policy
In the Account Policy section, system administrators can set policies governing
usernames and passwords.
The meanings of the Account Policy entries are explained in the table below:
Entry
Explanation
Minimum Username Length Sets the minimum number of characters required for a
username. Acceptable values are from 1
–
16. The default
is 6.
Minimum Password Length Sets the minimum number of characters required for a
password. Acceptable values are from 0
–
16. A setting of
0 means that no password is required. Users can login
with only a Username. The default is 6.
Password Must Contain At
Least
Checking any of these items requires users to include at
least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter or one
number in their password.
Note:
This policy only affects user accounts created after
this policy has been enabled, and password changes to
existing user accounts. Users accounts created before
this policy was enabled, with no change to the existing
password, are not affected.
Disable Duplicate Login
Check this to prevent users from logging in with the
same account at the same time.
