PROFILES

Provides information about password policies that you set using the CREATE PROFILE statement.

Provides information about password policies that you set using the CREATE PROFILE statement.

Column Name Data Type Description
PROFILE_ID INTEGER Unique identifier for the profile.
PROFILE_NAME VARCHAR Profile name.
PASSWORD_LIFE_TIME VARCHAR Number of days before the user's password expires. After expiration, the user is forced to change passwords during login or warned that their password has expired if password_grace_time is set to a value other than zero or unlimited.
PASSWORD_MIN_LIFE_TIME VARCHAR The number of days a password must be set before it can be reset.
PASSWORD_MIN_CHAR_CHANGE VARCHAR The minimum number of characters that must be different from the previous password when performing a password reset.
PASSWORD_GRACE_TIME VARCHAR Number of days users are allowed to log in after their passwords expire. During the grace time, users are warned about their expired passwords when they log in. After the grace period, the user is forced to change passwords if he or she hasn't already.
PASSWORD_REUSE_MAX VARCHAR Number of password changes that must occur before the current password can be reused.
PASSWORD_REUSE_TIME VARCHAR Number of days that must pass after setting a password before it can be used again.
FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS VARCHAR Number of consecutive failed login attempts that triggers Vertica to lock the account.
PASSWORD_LOCK_TIME VARCHAR Number of days an account is locked after being locked due to too many failed login attempts.
PASSWORD_MAX_LENGTH VARCHAR Maximum number of characters allowed in a password.
PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH VARCHAR Minimum number of characters required in a password.
PASSWORD_MIN_LETTERS VARCHAR The minimum number of letters (either uppercase or lowercase) required in a password.
PASSWORD_MIN_LOWERCASE_LETTERS VARCHAR The minimum number of lowercase.
PASSWORD_MIN_UPPERCASE_LETTERS VARCHAR The minimum number of uppercase letters required in a password.
PASSWORD_MIN_DIGITS VARCHAR The minimum number of digits required in a password.
PASSWORD_MIN_SYMBOLS VARCHAR The minimum of symbols (for example, !, #, $, etc.) required in a password.

Notes

Non-superusers querying this table see only the information for the profile to which they are assigned.

See also