Administrator user Expire

[Former Member]

Hi,

The administrator password of BI Java is getting expired after we made a datasource change from BI ABAP to BI Java.Administrator is assigned as a Default user & UME security policy says it should expire afer 90 days.But 90 days has not been covered but still it got expired.I am in confusion whether it is taking any policy from ABAP??The security policy of Technical user is 0 days so will it be recommended if we change administrator from default to Technical user??

[Former Member]

It's a unsolved mystery sol I am closing this thread!!

[sunny_pahuja2]

Hi,

I think you should make administrator user as Technical user only as it is the super user and its password should not expire.

Thanks

Sunny

[Former Member]

Thanks Sunny..Administrator is created automatically after installation.Whether it is a best practise/recommendation to change the Administrator user from Default to Technical user always as a part of Post Installation step??

[Former Member]

Sunny one more think I want to tell you is that Administrator password is expiring only on that systems where we have made the data source change from java to abap!!Datasources which are UME , Administrator password is not expiring.

[sunny_pahuja2]

Hi,

Is there any parameter set in ABAP for password expiration ?

Thanks

Sunny

[Former Member]

I do not think so..Which parameter Sunny I should check in ABAP?

[Former Member]

What is the recommendation for Administrator user.Is it Default or Technical user??Whether it is recommended to keep the validity period for Administrator user?

[dao_ha]

Hi,

Did the expiration occur right after the datasource change? If yes, I think it's just a security measure to make sure that you pick up a new password for the 'newly' used Administrator.

I'd say whether the Administrator should be Technical or Default would depend on how you use this account (background jobs? etc.) and your company's security policy

Cheers,

Dao

[Former Member]

No Dao the expiration did not occur right after the datasource change..It occured after 1 month.

[dao_ha]

Hi,

Looks like one of those "unsolved mysteries"

Well, I guess you can keep the user account as Default and observe it during the next 90 days (or whenever the password is going to be expired) or change it to Technical and ... forget about it

Dao