Disable automatic account locking
Disable automatic account locking by using management GUI or command-line interface.
Using the management GUI
To disable automatic account locking using the management GUI, complete these steps:
- In the management GUI, select .
- On Password Policies page, select Password expiration and account lockout.
- Deselect the checkbox After a number of failed login attempts, automatically lock accounts for an amount of time.
- Choose whether to deselect the checkbox Allow locking of the superuser account. This setting should not be deselected if there is a requirement to manually lock (or disable) the superuser account.
- Click Save.
Using the command-line interface
To disable automatic account locking using the command-line interface, enter the following command:
- To disable automatic account locking for all users, enter the following
command:
svctask chsecurity -maxfailedlogins 0
- To disable the superuser locking, enter the following
command:
svctask chseurity -superuserlocking disable