IBM i Servers Only Check Password Expiry

IBM i Servers Only: Check Password Expiry

Before you enable password expiry checking, you need to specify the IBM i server to connect to for password expiry checks and/or password change requests In the Server Details tab.

Specify these details:

Name / IP address	Name or IP address of the IBM i Server Mapper. Supports full 40 character long IPV6 type addresses.
Port	Port of the IBM i Server Mapper to connect to. Defaults to IBM default.

To enable password expiry checking:

In VLF-WIN

Select Check Password Expiry in the User Administration Settings tab of the Framework properties.

Specify a number of days greater than zero to start receiving warnings.

In VLF-ONE

Modify the method CheckPasswordExpiry in your copy of the shipped component UF_OLOGON. See IIP - Component to Validate VLF-ONE User Sign On and What Imbedded Interface Points are Provided?.

During log on, when remote server password checking is enabled, the Framework checks the expiry date of the password of the user logging on and compares it with the current date. If the difference is less or equal than the specified value in Warn before (days) a warning is issued.

For example: