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IgnorePwd Method—Specifies whether Password Policies Should Be Checked

The IgnorePwd method sets or retrieves the flag that specifies whether password policies should be checked for the authentication scheme.

Syntax

The IgnorePwd method has the following format:

Netegrity::PolicyMgtAuthScheme‑>IgnorePwd([pwdFlag])

Parameters

The IgnorePwd method accepts the following parameter:

pwdFlag (int)

(Optional) Specifies whether to ignore password policies (set to 1), or enforce them (set to 0).

Return Value

The IgnorePwd method returns one of the following values:

• 1 if password policies should be ignored
• 0 if password policies
• -1 if the call was unsuccessful