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IV66573: MAX NUMBER OF WEEKS TO CHANGE PASSWORD SET TO 52 INSTEAD OF 13

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • =============
    The default Max password age is invalid,
    should be 13 weeks instead of 52.
    maxage for high/med/low/default level is defined as below in
    "/etc/security/aixpert/core/aixpertall.xml"
    <AIXPertArgs>maxage=52 ALL lls_maxage</AIXPertArgs>   <========
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • =============
    The default Max password age is invalid,
    should be 13 weeks instead of 52.
    maxage for high/med/low/default level is defined as below in
    "/etc/security/aixpert/core/aixpertall.xml"
    <AIXPertArgs>maxage=52 ALL lls_maxage</AIXPertArgs>   <========
    

Problem conclusion

  • maxage set to 13 instead of 52
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV66573

  • Reported component name

    AIX V7.1

  • Reported component ID

    5765H4000

  • Reported release

    710

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Submitted date

    2014-11-05

  • Closed date

    2014-11-05

  • Last modified date

    2015-11-22

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

    IV66543

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    AIX V7.1

  • Fixed component ID

    5765H4000

Applicable component levels

  • R710 PSY U861543

       UP15/11/22 I 1000

PTF to Fileset Mapping

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Document Information

Modified date:
22 November 2015