(end of extended support) Oracle-Linux-6.9-2017.12.18-0
- Image Family: Oracle Linux 6.x (end of extended support)
- Operating System: Oracle Linux
- Release Date: December 18, 2017
Release Notes:
Note
Oracle Linux Extended Support for Oracle Linux 6 ended on December 31, 2024. Oracle Linux 6 has moved to Sustaining Support. For more information, see Lifetime Support Policy.
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Includes fix for character encoding issue in /etc/fstab.
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This image supports X7 hosts.
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This image implements stricter access policies, outlined below.
Access Policies
The security configuration for this image includes the following account access and password requirements:
- Prevents log in with an empty password.
- The maximum password age is 90 days.
- The account expires after of 90 days of inactivity.
- Accounts are locked out for 30 minutes after five unsuccessful log in attempts.
- New passwords cannot be the same as the previous four passwords.
- Passwords must be at least eight characters, and contain at least one of each of the following:
- lowercase character.
- uppercase character.
- special character.
- Passwords must not be the same as the user name or user ID.
- Passwords must not be dictionary words.
- Passwords must not be commonly used patterns or combinations such as "welcome1", "guest2", "oracle1", "password5", "12345678", "qwerty".
Image OCIDs
| Region | OCID |
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| N/A |