Summary information |
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|---|---|
Default value |
0 |
Range of values |
0–32767 |
Status |
Dynamic |
Display level |
Intermediate |
Required role |
System Security Officer |
systemwide password expiration, which can be set only by a System Security Officer, sets the number of days that passwords remain in effect after they are changed. If systemwide password expiration is set to 0, passwords do not expire. If it is set to a number greater than 0, all passwords expire after the specified number of days. An account’s password is considered expired if an interval greater than number_of_days has passed since the last time the password for that account was changed.
When the number of days remaining before expiration is less than 25 percent of the value of systemwide password expiration or 7 days, whichever is greater, each time the user logs in, a message displays, giving the number of days remaining before expiration. Users can change their passwords anytime before expiration.
When an account’s password has expired, the user can still log in to Adaptive Server but cannot execute any commands until he or she has used sp_password to change his or her password. If the System Security Officer changes the user’s password while the account is in sp_password-only mode, the account returns to normal after the new password is assigned.
This restriction applies only to login sessions established after the password has expired. Users who are logged in at the time their passwords expire are not affected until the next time they log in.
