HP Sentry - Manual (Page 79)

SENTRY User’s Guide Section 3 - 7
Fitzgerald & Long
Maximum user ID Length - This field contains a number defining the maximum number of characters
allowed for a user ID. Most UNIX systems allow up to 8 alphanumeric characters. This field is used by
the User Profile data entry screen to limit the length of user IDs created through SENTRY’s data entry
screen. The recommended and default value is 8.
Maximum Group Name Length - This value is used by the program to limit the number of characters
in group names. Some UNIX systems allow longer than 8 character group names but we recommend that
your group names be no longer than 8 characters. The default and recommended value for this field is 8.
Maximum UID Number - This field defines the largest number which may be used as a UID. This
maximum is a UNIX parameter. On some UNIX systems this number may be as large as 60,000.
However, we recommend using UIDs smaller than 5 digits simply to make them easier to read. The default
and recommended value for this field is 1000.
Maximum GID Number - This field defined the largest number which may be used as a GID. This
maximum is a UNIX parameter. On some UNIX systems this number may be as large as 60,000.
However, we recommend using GIDs smaller than 5 digits simply to make them easier to read. The default
and recommended value for this field is 1000.
Default Startup Command - This field contains the command executed at login for the user. It is
generally the “shell” command. The User Profile uses this field as a default value for creating a new user.
Simply returning past the startup command field will assign this value. The default value for this field is
/bin/sh. The recommended value for this field is the “normal” startup command for your average user.
Maximum Command Length - This field is a UNIX parameter and is generally documented in the
Administrator’s Guide for adding a user ID. The value of this field should be consistent with your version
of UNIX. On our system this maximum is set at 44 characters. Obviously a normal path to a UNIX shell
(such as /bin/sh) will be much smaller than 44 characters. The default value for this field is 44 characters.
The recommended value for this field is your system’s maximum value.
Maximum Startup Path Length - This field is a UNIX parameter and is generally documented in the
Administrator’s Guide for adding a user ID. The value of this field should be consistent with your version
of UNIX. On our system this maximum is set at 50 characters. This is the maximum number of
characters allowed in the pathname commonly referenced as the “home” directory. It is the directory into
which UNIX attaches the user at login. The default value for this field is 50 characters. The recommended
value for this field is the maximum number your version of UNIX allows.
wtmp Valid Days Old - SENTRY uses an UNIX accounting file called “wtmp” which contains a log of
user logins. The file is used to determine the last login date and time for users. However, the UNIX
accounting system which updates “wtmp” can be disabled, causing the file’s date to be invalid. SENTRY
considers the file to be invalid of no data for the user “root” is found within the last number of days
represented by this parameter. The commands to enable system accounting vary by system and may be
found in your UNIX documentation. Our default is set to 30 days.