HP-UX Default Attributes

Account information page

The following list contains the default attributes. The administrator can remove attributes from or add attributes to the list.

For more information about other attributes, refer to your specific adapter installation and configuration guide.

User ID

Type the login user ID for the user.

Gecos (comments)

Type general descriptive information about the user.

UID number

Type the user ID number for the user.

Allow duplicate UIDs?

Select this check box to allow the group ID to be duplicated (non-unique).

Access information page

UNIX Shell

Specify a default command shell for the account.

Force a password change?

Select this check box to force the user to change the password for this account when logging in for the first time.

Primary group

Specify the name of the group to use as the primary group of the user.

Secondary group

Specify the names of the groups to use as secondary groups of the user.

Home directory

Specify the fully qualified UNIX path for the home directory of the user account.

Password maximum age

Specify the maximum number of days that the password for the account is valid.

Password minimum age

Specify the minimum number of days that the password for the account is valid.

Allow at jobs?

Select this check box to enable this account to run an at job.

Allow cron jobs?

Select this check box to enable this account to run a cron job.

Administration choices page

Password warning age

Specify the number of days before the date that a password expires that a warning is sent to the user.

Maximum number of days (weeks for AIX) the account can remain valid after the password expires

Specify the maximum time that the account can remain active after the password for the account has expired.

Number of days the account can remain idle

Specify the maximum time (in days) that the account can remain idle.

Allowed number of login retries before locking the account

Specify the number of login attempts that can occur before the account is locked.

Account expiration date : Date

Specify a date for when the account expires.

Account expiration date : Time

Although you can specify a time, this feature is disabled and you can only set an account expiration date. Alternatively, select Never to set the account to never expire.