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(end of extended support) Oracle-Linux-6.9-2017.12.18-0

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.

  • Includes fix for character encoding issue in /etc/fstab.

  • This image supports X7 hosts.

  • 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

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