Password expiration
An alert is shown next to the user name if the password for that account is set to expire soon.
A yellow exclamation point (!) displayed to the right of the User Name in
the banner indicates that the user password is set to expire within seven days. This (!) is shown
for 10 seconds following login. Hover over the (!) to display a tool tip containing additional
information.
Important: If the number of days until expiration is 1, then the password
expires within 24 hours and should be changed immediately.
If the password has expired, then in addition to the expiration message, a window with fields for changing the password appears. You can use these fields to reset your password. If the password is reset successfully, a confirmation message is displayed.
If there was a problem resetting the password, an error message that explains the problem is displayed.
The window for resetting the expired password does not appear if you are locked out of the account because you exceeded the maximum number of failed attempts with the wrong password. In that case, you must have an administrator unlock the account.
| Tool tip | Additional information |
|---|---|
| Password expires in [X] days. | This tool tip is shown if the Local authentication policy is used and as the logged in user you have permission to change your own password. |
| Password expires in [X] days. Contact the administrator to change your password. |
This tool tip is shown if the Local authentication policy is used and as the logged in user you do not have permission to change your own password. |
| Password expires in [X] days. Change the password by using your remote authentication server. |
This tool tip is shown if an External authentication policy is used with a
direct LDAP server such as Microsoft Active Directory. Note: Password expiration notification is not
supported for any Storage Authentication Service policy such as the System Storage Productivity
Center.
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