General Options administration elements

This table describes the elements of the General Options administration page:

Table 4-3 General Options Administration Elements

Element	Description
Password Expiration (in days)	The number of calendar days that passwords stay active. By default, passwords expire in 90 days. Entering a value of 0 in this field means that passwords never expire. Note that the expiration is retroactive: if the expiration is set to 30 and it has been 45 days since the password was last changed, the password is now expired. A value is required. Format: Numeric Range: 0-90 Default: 90
Maximum Password History	Maximum number of passwords maintained in a history list before reuse of a password is allowed. Entering a value of 0 in this field means that no password history is applied and the same password can be reused. A value is required. Format: Numeric Range: 0-10 Default: 3
Maximum Consecutive Failed	This field indicates the maximum number of failed login attempts that can occur within the Lockout Window before the account is disabled. The account must be re-enabled by the guiadmin user or any user with admin group permissions. A value is required. Format: Numeric Range: 1-10 Default: 6
Lockout Window (in minutes)	This field indicates the amount of time (in minutes) in which exceeding the Maximum Consecutive Failed login attempts will cause an account to be disabled. The account must be re-enabled by the guiadmin user or any user with admin group permissions. Entering a value of 0 indicates the window is unlimited and will disable the Maximum Consecutive Failed login attempts setting. A value is required. Format: Numeric Range: 0-unlimited Default: 30
Last Login Expiration (in days)	This field indicates the number of days of inactivity before a user account is disabled. The account will be disabled when the user next logs in using valid credentials. The account must be re-enabled by the guiadmin user or any user with admin group permissions. A value is required. Note: This field is enabled and disabled using the Last Login Expiration Enabled option. Format: Numeric Range: 1-200 Default: 30
Last Login Expiration Enabled	This field enables or disables the Last Login Expiration option. A value is required. Disabled: 0 Enabled: 1 Default: 0
Single Sign On Session Life (in minutes)	This field indicates the maximum session life (in minutes) for a Single-Sign-On session. A value is required. Format: Numeric Range: 1-120 Default: 120
Minimum Password Length	This field indicates the minimum number of valid characters that are required for a user password. A value is required. Format: Numeric Range: 8-16 Default: 8
Minimum Password Difference	This field indicates the minimum required character difference between a new and old password. A value is required. Format: Numeric Range: 0-16 Default: 0
Failed Login Message	The message displayed on the GUI login screen when the login fails due to invalid credentials. Format: String (from 0-1024 characters) Default: Login Failed
Disabled Account	The message displayed when an account has been disabled for any reason, and a user attempts to login using valid credentials. Format: String (from 0-1024 characters) Default: Account Disabled
Welcome Message	The system-wide welcome message displayed on the splash page of the PMAC GUI. Format: String (from 0-1024 characters) Default: This is the user-defined welcome message. It can be modified using the General Options page, reached via the Main Menu's 'Administration' submenu.
User Defined Site Name	The site name displayed on the monitor bar of the PMAC GUI. Format: String (from 5-16 characters) Default: [Site Name]
OK Button	Select OK to update the General Options with the changes that were entered on the page.
Cancel Button	Select Cancel to undo changes made on the General Options page. Current changes will be replaced with previously saved values.