Watch4net / MnR: Does MnR enforce password controls for local user accounts

Products

• VMware

Issue/Introduction

A customer asked if Watch4net / MnR has the ability to enforce policies for passwords for local users.  This case scenario does not involve or use LDAP.

Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - Watch4Net/M&R

Resolution

Currently, password expiry day is set to 365 days by default. With MnR 7.7.0.3, this field is made configurable. 

No password complexity check is available in any version it is not planned in future versions Watch4net / MnR as well.