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28.3. Adding a New Password Policy

When adding a new password policy, you must specify:
To add a new password policy using:

Web UI: Adding a New Password Policy

  1. Select PolicyPassword Policies.
  2. Click Add.
  3. Define the user group and priority.
  4. Click Add to confirm.
To configure the attributes of the new password policy, see Section 28.4, “Modifying Password Policy Attributes”.

Command Line: Adding a New Password Policy

  1. Use the ipa pwpolicy-add command. Specify the user group and priority:
    $ ipa pwpolicy-add
    Group: group_name
    Priority: priority_level
  2. Optional. Use the ipa pwpolicy-find command to verify that the policy has been successfully added:
    $ ipa pwpolicy-find
To configure the attributes of the new password policy, see Section 28.4, “Modifying Password Policy Attributes”.