Configuring the Directory Server
Configuring Security in the Directory Server
Managing Root User, Global Administrator, and Administrator Accounts
Working With Multiple Root Users
Root Users and the Privilege Subsystem
Managing Root Users With dsconfig
To View the Default Root User Privileges
To Edit the Default Root User Privileges
To Change a Root User's Password
To Change a Root User's Privileges
Setting Root User Resource Limits
Managing Global Administrators
To View the List of Password Policies
Properties of the Default Password Policy
To View the Properties of the Default Password Policy
To Create a New Password Policy
To Create a First Login Password Policy
To Assign a Password Policy to an Individual Account
To Prevent Password Policy Modifications
To Assign a Password Policy to a Group of Users
To Change the Directory Manager's Password
To Reset and Generate a New Password for a User
Managing a User's Account Information
To View a User's Account Information
To View Account Status Information
Setting Resource Limits on a User Account
To Set Resource Limits on an Account
To Create a Static Group With groupOfNames
To Create a Static Group With groupOfUniqueNames
To Create a Static Group With groupOfEntries
To List All Members of a Static Group
To List All Static Groups of Which a User Is a Member
To Determine Whether a User is a Member of a Group
To List All Members of a Dynamic Group
To List All Dynamic Groups of Which a User Is a Member
To Determine Whether a User Is a Member of a Dynamic Group
Defining Virtual Static Groups
To Create a Virtual Static Group
To List All Members of a Virtual Static Group
To List All Virtual-Static Groups of Which a User Is a Member
To Determine Whether a User is a Member of a Virtual Static Group
Maintaining Referential Integrity
Overview of the Referential Integrity Plug-In
To Enable the Referential Integrity Plug-In
Simulating DSEE Roles in an OpenDS Directory Server
To Determine Whether a User is a Member of a Role
All password policies reside in the directory server configuration (under cn=config). Configuration information is not replicated and is specific to each directory server instance. If you modify the default password policy, you must make the same changes on each directory server instance in a replicated topology. Similarly, specialized password policies are not replicated to other directory servers.
Additional considerations for using password policies in replicated environments include the following:
The directory server replicates all password information (current password, password history, password expiration) that is stored in the user entry.
If a user changes his password, the new password might take a while to be updated on all replicas.
A user might receive multiple password expiration warnings, one from each replicated server.