Draft Document for Review December 5, 2019 4:33 pm 8456ch_DSCLI.fm GLYPH<SM590000> showpass GLYPH<SM590000> You can modify the system default profile:  dscli.profile .  GLYPH<SM590000> You can create a personal default profile by copying the system default profile as  < user_home >/dscli/profile/dscli.profile . The default home directory  < user_home >  is in  the following directories:  GLYPH<SM590000> You can create specific profiles for different storage units and operations. Save the profile  in the user profile directory, for example:  – %USERPROFILE%\IBM\DSCLI\profile\operation_name1 – %USERPROFILE%\IBM\DSCLI\profile\operation_name2 Chapter 12. Configuration with the command-line interface  383 Default profile file:  The default profile file that you created when you installed the DS CLI  might be replaced every time that you install a new version of the DS CLI. It is a good  practice to open the default profile and then save it as under a new file. You can then create  multiple profiles and reference the relevant profile file by using the  -cfg  parameter.  The following example uses a different profile when it starts the DS CLI:  dscli -cfg  newprofile.profile  (or whatever name you gave to the new profile). – UNIX/Linux system:  $HOME – Windows system:  %USERPROFILE%  usually  C:\Users\Administrator The following options are available for using profile files: To access the DS8900F with the DS CLI, you must provide certain information with the  dscli command. At a minimum, the IP address or host name of the DS8900F HMC, a user name,  and a password are required. You can also provide other information, such as the output  format for list commands, the number of rows for each page in the command-line output, and  whether a banner is included with the command-line output.  If you create one or more profiles to contain your preferred settings, you do not need to  specify this information each time that you use the DS CLI. When you start the DS CLI, you  can specify a profile name by using the  dscli  command. You can override the values of the  profile by specifying a different parameter value with the  dscli  command. When you install the command-line interface software, a default profile is installed in the  profile directory with the software. The file name is  dscli.profile . For example, use  c:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\dscli for Windows 8 (and later) and  /opt/ibm/dscli/profile/dscli.profile  for AIX (UNIX) and Linux platforms.  12.1.8 DS CLI profile dscli>  showpass Password Expiration 365 days Failed Logins Allowed 5 Password Age 0 days Minimum Length 6 Password History 4 Example 12-15 Use the showpass command The properties for passwords (Password Expiration days and Failed Logins Allowed) are  listed by using this command. Example 12-15 shows that passwords are set to expire in  90 days and that four login attempts are allowed before a user ID is locked.