Communications user password expires

[Former Member]

Hi,

The password of our communications user (ZCONTRANS) always expires/deactivated.

How can I set tha password of this particular user not to expire?

We could not chage the login/password_expiration_time parameter because we need dialog users password to expire every 90 days (for audit requirement).

thanks,

kbas

[Bernhard_SAP]

HI,

use the usertype 'SYSTEM' instead of usertype 'Communication'. Passwords of 'System'-users do not

expire. (the usertype can be set in SU01->tab 'logondata')

b.rgds, Bernhard

[WolfgangJanzen]

See [SAP Note 622464|https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/622464] - I agree with Bernhard: you should change the user type from COMMUNICATION to SYSTEM.

[Former Member]

Many Thanks Bernhard. Poinst also for you Wolfgang.

[evgeny_turovsky]

Hello.

It's not a correct answer in term of security. You should use system user only for internal usage (for instance, if your system calls itself). But if the system was called from external system, you should use communication user and set different security policy for this user through transaction SECPOL.

[Former Member]

Sorry, but that is wrong. Or at least an urban legend type of myth.

COMMUNICATION type users are obsolete and should not be used anymore. Also a SECPOL will not help to protect you against the users changing it's own password or issuing a logon ticket to the wrong client.

Only SYSTEM type users should be used.

Cheers,

Julius