Viewing Login Policy Properties

View the properties of a login policy for a simplex or multiplex.

  1. In the Perspective Resources view, select a resource.
  2. From the application menu bar, select View > Open > Administration Console.
  3. In the left pane of the Administration Console, select Security > Login Policies.
  4. Select the login policy from the right pane and either:
    • Click the arrow to the right of the name and select Properties, or
    • From the Administration Console menu bar, select Resource > Properties
Area Description
General tab

Options:

Password life time – Number of days the password is valid. The user must reset their password when the lifetime expires.

Password grace time – Number of days before password expiry that users receive warnings that their password is about to expire.

Password expiry on next login – Whether the user must reset the password at the next login.

Locked – Whether or not the user is locked out. When this option is on, login attempts result in an error message.

Maximum connections – Number of times the same user can be logged in to the server.

Maximum failed login attempts – Number of failed login attempts before the account is locked.

Maximum days since login – Number of days allowed between logins before the account is locked.

Logical Server Assignment tab

Assignment Type:

CUSTOM – Allows access to OPEN and user-defined logical servers.

DEFAULT – Inherits the logical server assignment of the root login policy.

NONE – Disallows access to all logical servers.

SERVER – Allows access to any multiplex node. MPX authority is required to connect.

Modify logical server assignment for a login policy – Select the logical servers to add to the login policy.

Logical Server Option Overrides tab

Modify the Logical Server level Login Policy Option Override – Specifies the value of the Max Conn. (maximum connection) parameter, which overrides the inherited value.

Related tasks
Adding a Login Policy to a Simplex
Adding a Login Policy to a Multiplex