Environment
Novell User Application 3.5
Novell Identity Manager 3.5
Novell Identity Manager 3.5
Situation
How to make user passwords adhere to case sensitivity in the 3.5
User Application
Resolution
To require that user passwords be case sensitive for the User
Application, you should follow these steps:
1. Open the /opt/novell/eDirectory/sbin/pre_ndsd_start file (formerly located in /etc/init.d).
2. Add the following lines:
NDSD_TRY_NMASLOGIN_FIRST=true
export NDSD_TRY_NMASLOGIN_FIRST
3. Save the file.
4. Restart eDirectory.
After making this change, all passwords will need to be entered in the proper case.
1. Open the /opt/novell/eDirectory/sbin/pre_ndsd_start file (formerly located in /etc/init.d).
2. Add the following lines:
NDSD_TRY_NMASLOGIN_FIRST=true
export NDSD_TRY_NMASLOGIN_FIRST
3. Save the file.
4. Restart eDirectory.
After making this change, all passwords will need to be entered in the proper case.
Change Log
2011-03-07 AB: Correct various spelling and technical errors.