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PWVERIFY—Force Password Verification

Valid on z/OS and z/VM.

Use the PWVERIFY control option to force users to verify their old password before changing to a new password. When this option is set to YES, users should do an ACID refresh or log off and back on after changing their password.

The parameter file entry method is used for this control option.

This control option has the format:

PWVERIFY(YES|NO)
YES

Users changing their password are prompted for their old password before the change is allowed

NO

(Default) Users can change their password without entering their old password.