SAP Message 01418 - At least one parameter value for GEN_PSW_MAX_* is not correct

Diagnosis
IF &V2& = LETTERS
The value of the Customizing switch GEN_PSW_MAX_LETTERS issmaller than that of the profile parameter
login/min_password_letters.
ELSEIF &V2& = DIGITS
The value of the Customizing switch GEN_PSW_MAX_DIGITS issmaller than that of the profile parameter
login/min_password_digits.
ELSEIF &V2& = SPECIALS
The value of the Customizing switch GEN_PSW_MAX_SPECIALSis smaller than that of the profile parameter
login/min_password_specials.
ELSEIF &V2& = LENGTH
The value of the Customizing switch GEN_PSW_MAX_LENGTH issmaller than the value of the profile parameter
login/min_password_lng.
ELSEIF &V2& = SUM
The total of all values of the GEN_PSW_MAX_* Customizing
switches is smaller than the length of the password to be generated.
ENDIF

General Information
The Customizing switches GEN_PSW_MAX_LETTERS, GEN_PSW_MAX_DIGITS
, GEN_PSW_MAX_SPECIALS, and
GEN_PSW_MAX_LENGTH are used exclusively to control thepassword generator in transactions SU01 and SU10, and can be maintainedin table PRGN_CUST. Their effect is closely connected to the profileparameters login/min_password_letters, login/min_password_digits,login/min_password_specials, and login/min_password_lng. The passwordgenerator avoids passwords being created in accordance with thespecifications of the
GEN_PSW_MAX_* Customizing switches, but which do not match thesystem's password rules, in accordance with the specified profileparameters.

  • GEN_PSW_MAX_DIGITS - maximum number of digits in generated
  • password
    • GEN_PSW_MAX_LETTERS - maximum number of letters in
    • generated password
      • GEN_PSW_MAX_SPECIALS - maximum number of special
      • characters, such as @$%/\()=+-<>[]{} in the generated password
        • GEN_PSW_MAX_LENGTH - maximum length of the generated
        • password
          The default value '&V1&' is used for every Customizing switch notspecified in the table PRGN_CUST.
          This message is displayed in the following cases:
          RESET N1
          The value of the Customizing switch is smaller than the value of itscorresponding profile parameter.
          Example:
          GEN_PSW_MAX_SPECIALS = 0 but
          login/min_password_specials = 2.
          (The value of GEN_PSW_MAX_SPECIALS is ignored and thedefault value '&V1&' is used.)
          The total of the values for all Customizing switches is smaller than thelength of the password to be generated.
          (The defalult value '&V1& ' is used for all GEN_PSW_MAX_*Customizing switches)

          Procedure
          Adjust the values of the Customizing switches, or delete them, to usethe default values.