SET MINPWCHARALPHABETIC (Set minimum number of alphabetic characters in administrator passwords)

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Use this command to set the minimum number of alphabetic characters that are required to be in administrator passwords.

Restriction: The SET MINPWCHARALPHABETIC command applies to the administrator accounts for which the SESSIONSECURITY parameter is set to TRANSITIONAL. The administrator accounts with SESSIONSECURITY=TRANSITIONAL have case-insensitive passwords.

Privilege class

To issue this command, you must have system privilege.

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagram Set MINPWCHARAlphabetic 0number

Parameters

number (Optional)
Specifies the minimum number of alphabetic characters (A - Z) that must be specified in new administrator passwords. This parameter is optional. You can specify an integer in the range 0 - 58. The default value is 0.
Tip:
  • For the administrator accounts with SESSIONSECURITY=STRICT, the sum of all the integer values that are specified by using the SET MINPWCHARUPPER, SET MINPWCHARLOWER, SET MINPWCHARNUMERIC, and SET MINPWCHARSPECIAL commands must be less than or equal to 58. Also, this sum of integer values is used as the minimum password length if it is greater than the value of integer that is specified by using the SET MINPWLENGTH command.
  • For the administrator accounts with SESSIONSECURITY=TRANSITIONAL, the sum of all the integer values that are specified by using the SET MINPWCHARALPHABETIC, SET MINPWCHARNUMERIC, and SET MINPWCHARSPECIAL commands must be less than or equal to 58. Also, this sum of integer values is used as the minimum password length if it is greater than the value of integer that is specified by using the SET MINPWLENGTH command.

Example:

Set the minimum number of alphabetic characters that are required to be in an administrator password to 12 characters.
set minpwcharalphabetic 12

Related commands

Table 1. Commands related to SET MINPWCHARALPHABETIC
Command Description
SET MINPWCHARNUMERIC Sets the minimum number of numeric characters that are required to be in administrator passwords.
SET MINPWCHARLOWER Sets the minimum number of lower-case alphabetic characters that are required to be in administrator passwords.
SET MINPWCHARUPPER Sets the minimum number of upper-case alphabetic characters that are required to be in administrator passwords.
SET MINPWCHARSPECIAL Sets the minimum number of special characters that are required to be in administrator passwords.