Some password complexity options have interaction implications:
minimum password length must be at least the sum of min digits in password, min alpha in password, and min special characters in password.
min alpha in password must be at least the sum of min upper char in password and min lower char in password.
systemwide password expiration must be greater than password exp warn interval.
For the purpose of the above cross-checks, if Adaptive Server encounters a password complexity option value of -1, it interprets that as a value of 0. If an option is not set, Adaptive Server interprets the option value to be 0 as well.
Adaptive Server prints warnings for each new password complexity option that fails to satisfy the cross-checks. Option setting, however, is successful.