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Part 5: Configuring user accounts

Gary Smith
10.14.2002
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Configure User Accounts
The next step is properly configuring the user accounts on the Web services host.

Password Settings
Forcing good password discipline is critical to the security of a system. Entries in both of the following files affect the use of passwords.

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br> Make sure the entry PASSREQ=YES exists and is not commented out

/etc/default/passwd
Set PASSLENGTH=8 to establish a safer minimum length for user passwords.

For extra security, consider setting MAXWEEKS to implement a password aging scheme.

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