Specify whether password changing is supported.
Description
The majority of password Management functionality is available in EMu without the need to have it enabled. In fact, most of the client-side functionality is invoked by requests from the EMu server. For example, if a user's password has expired, the EMu server will inform the EMu Windows client next time the user logs in to EMu. At this time the user will be prompted for a new password.
The only feature that is instigated by the user is the ability to change their password. In order to change a user's password, the EMu server must provide the required support. Both PAM and SFU / SUA provide mechanisms for updating a password, whereas Traditional does not. It is also possible to configure PAM to not support password updates, or to add in other authentication mechanisms (e.g. dongles) that do not provide password updates.
The EMu client cannot determine what level of support is provided by the EMu server for password changing. As such, this Registry entry has been added to indicate whether password changing is supported.
Usage
This Registry entry can be assigned to users, groups and system-wide:
| Key | User | Group | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key 1 | User
|
Group
|
System
|
| Key 2 | user | group | Setting
|
| Key 3 | Setting
|
Change Password
|
|
| Key 4 | Change Password
|
||
| Value | boolean | ||
In pipe-delimited format:
User
|
user | Setting
|
Change Password
|
boolean |
Group
|
group | Setting
|
Change Password
|
boolean |
System
|
Setting
|
Change Password
|
boolean |
Note:
A Group|Default|Change Password setting is not possible. To enable this option for all users, use the System setting.
where:
|
boolean |
is The default value is true, and the Change Password command displays on the Tools tab of the Ribbon. If false, the Change Password command is removed from the Tools tab. Note: If you are using the Traditional password mechanism, you will need to disable password changing explicitly (see Password Management for details). |
Example
This entry disables password changing for all users:
| Key | Setting |
|---|---|
| Key 1 | System
|
| Key 2 | Setting
|
| Key 3 | Change Password
|
| Value | false
|
