[auth]

The settings for the auth section start with this keyword.

[auth] lowestUserId

Type
unsigned int
Default
0
Range
0-unsigned
The config entry "lowestUserId" specifies the lowest user ID that is assigned when creating a user.

Use the entry when Dist management is used with Active Directory to prevent a different user ID for the same user on different systems. Use this config entry for the master system in combination with the config entry "firstLoginEnabled" on the slave systems in a distributed system with AD scenario. See also chapter: Dist Management in Combination with Active Directory - Re-sorting/Synchronization of Users without Lost of History.

CAUTION! When you set the config entry, you must restart the CommandChannel script. commandChannel.ctl is listed in WinCCOA_path/scripts/pvss_scripts.lst. In order to restart the commandChannel.ctl script, you must restart the pvss_scripts.lst See also chapter Command Channel.

[auth] passwordPolicy

Type
bool
Default
1
Range
0|1
The password policy specifies that a password must contain at least eight characters. One character must be an uppercase letter and one character a special character. The password policy is valid for users created in WinCC OA. You can use the config entry passwordPolicy to deactivate the password policy. Set the passwordPolicy to 0:

[auth]

passwordPolicy = 0

The policy is not valid for users of the OS Auth. User Administration (Windows/Linux).