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DisableInactive Method—Sets or Retrieves Disabled-by-Inactivity Flag

The DisableInactive method sets or retrieves the disabled-by-inactivity flag which specifies whether the user account is disabled because account inactivity exceeded the time allowed.

Syntax

The DisableInactive method has the following format:

Netegrity::PolicyMgtUser‑>DisableInactive([disableFlag])

Parameters

The DisableInactive method accepts the following parameter:

disableFlag (int)

(Optional) Specifies a new value for the disabled-by-inactivity flag.

• value = 1

Specifies that the user account is disabled because of inactivity.

• value = 0

Specifies that the user account is not disabled because of inactivity.

Note: The user account can be disabled for other reasons. For more information, see Remarks.

Return Value

The DisableInactive method returns the new or existing value for the disabled-by-inactivity flag:

• value = 1

  Specifies that the user account is disabled because of inactivity.

• value = 0

  Specifies that the user account is not disabled because of inactivity.

  Note: The user account can be disabled for other reasons. For more information, see Remarks.

• value = -1

  Specifies that the call is unsuccessful.

Remarks

User accounts can be disabled for one or more of the following reasons:

• The administrator disabled the user account.

  For more information, see the method PolicyMgtUser‑>DisableByAdmin.

• Account inactivity exceeded the time allowed.
• The number of login failures exceeded the maximum allowed.

  For more information, see the method PolicyMgtUser‑>DisableMaxLoginFail.

• The password expired.

  For more information, see the method PolicyMgtUser‑>DisablePwdExpired.