DSC 8.2.1: How do I set number of failed login attemps and minutes idle until logoff?

[kuro-gane]

I've seen references to these two functions in earlier versions of DSC, but it appears they are no longer there in v8.2.1.  Do I now need to implement them programatically?  That does not seem right as this would be a fairly big step backwards in software development and capabilities.  If anyone has any info, please let me know.

Thanks!

Craig

[Austin_S]

Hi Craig,

There don't appear to be any settings in 8.2 that will allow you to control the Minutes until logoff and Failed login attempts.  However, there are a couple of ways that this can be done programmatically.

In order to set the minutes idle until logoff, take a look at this Knowledgebase article with example for v8.2.

As far as the number of failed login attempts goes, one option you might try is using the NI Security Programmatic Login VI and coding some logic.  This VI will output an error code (-1967345653, I believe) upon a failed login attempt that you could handle and count the number of times this occurs to then prevent the user from logging in.