Help on Access > Authentication Providers > Local Provider
The following information and controls appear on .
- Provider Name
- Displays the name of the local provider.
- Status
- Displays whether the local provider is enabled or disabled in the system.
- Local Provider Name
- Name of the local provider. The name is the same as the access zone to which the local provider is assigned. It cannot be edited.
- Authenticate Users
- Select to enable the local provider to respond to authentication requests in addition to identity lookups. Otherwise, the local provider will only respond to identity lookups.
- Home Directory Naming
- Specifies a path to use as a template for naming home directories. The path must begin with
/ifs and can contain one or more of the following expansion variables:
- %U - user name
- %D - domain name
- %Z - zone name
- %L - host name
- %0, %1, %2 - first, second, and third character of the user name, respectively
- Create Home Directories
- Select to create a home directory the first time a user logs in, if a home directory does not already exist for the user.
- UNIX Shell
- Specifies a path to the login shell for users who access the OneFS file system through SSH.
- Lockout Threshold
- Specifies the number of failed login attempts after which an account will be locked out.
- Lockout Duration
- Sets the length of time that an account will be inaccessible after multiple failed login attempts. The duration is specified in seconds.
- Lockout Window
- Sets the time in which the number of failed attempts specified by the lockout threshold option must be made for an account to be locked out. The duration is specified in seconds.
- Maximum Password Age
- Sets the maximum length of time a password is valid. The duration is specified in seconds. The default value is 2419200 seconds, which is 4 weeks.
- Minimum Password Age
- Sets the minimum length of time a password is valid. The duration is specified in seconds.
- Minimum Password Length
- Sets the required minimum password length.
- Password History Length
- Specifies the number of previous passwords to store to prevent reuse of a previous password. The maximum password history length is 24.
- Password Complexity
- Specifies the conditions that a password is required to meet. You can select any of the following requirements:
- lowercase
- uppercase
- numeric
- symbol