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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS 4
System Settings
Account and Access Control
Protect Accounts by Restricting Password-Based Login
Set Password Expiration Parameters
Set Password Warning Age
Set Password Warning Age
An XCCDF Rule
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Set Password Warning Age
Medium Severity
To specify how many days prior to password expiration that a warning will be issued to users, edit the file
/etc/login.defs
and add or correct the following line:
PASS_WARN_AGE
The DoD requirement is 7. The profile requirement is
.