Active Administrator 8.7 - User Guide

Managing password policies

Managing password policies

You can manage Fine Grained Password Policy (FGPP) by linking password policies to users or groups.

NOTE: Fine-grained password policies always take precedence over domain password policy.

Topics 

•	Creating a new fine-grained password policy

•	Linking a password policy

•	Sending password notifications

To manage password policies

1	Click Security & Delegation | Password Policies.

2	Browse to select a domain.

The General tab is divided into three areas. The top area lists the current password policies. Select a policy in the top area to view the groups and users linked to the selected policy. Select a group or user in the middle area to view the password policies linked to that selected group or user.

The Report tab provides a list of user accounts with expired passwords and password about to expire. You can choose to send email notifications to selected accounts. See Sending password notifications.

3	Use the tool bar options to manage password policies. You also can right-click a policy, user, or group and choose from a shortcut menu.

 

Table 18. Password policies tool bar

Option	Description
Refresh Policies	Refresh the display.
Create Policy	Create a new password policy. See Creating a new fine-grained password policy.
Edit Policy	Modify the selected password policy.
Delete Policy	Delete the selected password policy.
Refresh Policy Links	Refresh the links to the password policies.
Link Policy	Link groups and users to the selected password policy. See Linking a password policy.
Unlink Policy	Unlink the selected groups or users from the password policy.
Unlink All	Unlink all groups and users from the selected password policy.

Creating a new fine-grained password policy

Creating a new fine-grained password policy

Password policies for the selected domain display in the top area of the window. To see what users and groups are linked to a policy, select the policy. The linked users and groups display in the center area.

To create a new fine-grained password policy

1	Click Security & Delegation | Password Policies.

2	Browse to locate a domain.

3	Click Create Policy.

4	Type a name for the password policy.

5	Type a description for the password policy.

6	Determine the precedence of the policy.

7	By default, the password is protected from accidental deletion. To remove the protection, clear the check box.

8	Select the settings for the password.

9	Select the maximum number of days until the password expires.

10	Select the settings for locking out the account.

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Click OK.

To link users and groups to the policy, see Linking a password policy.

Linking a password policy

Linking a password policy

Users and groups linked to a selected password policy display in the center area of the window. To see if the user or group is linked to another policy, select the user or group. The other links display in the bottom area.

To link a user or group to a password policy

1	Click Security & Delegation | Password Policies.

2	Browse to locate a domain.

3	Select a policy, and click Link Policy.

4	Choose the users or groups to link to the password policy.

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Click OK.

Sending password notifications

Sending password notifications

You can preview a list of user accounts with passwords about to expire. You also can choose user accounts to receive notifications.

To send password notifications

1	Click Security & Delegation | Password Policies.

2	Browse to locate a domain.

3	Open the Preview tab.

4	Click Preview.

5	Enter the number of days before passwords expire. The default is 30 days.

6	The list displays user accounts with passwords that are about to expire. To include accounts with expired passwords, select the check box.

7	To create a custom email list, select the users to receive the email password reminder notification. You can filter the list of user accounts, and use Select All and Clear All to help with the selection.

8	To send the email password reminder notifications immediately to the selected user accounts, click Send Notification.

9	Click Yes to accept the confirmation message.