The password has been deactivated; that is the user cannot log on to the system using a password.
This can be useful if the user wants to or should log on to the system exclusively using other methods, such as:
- Using SNC (for SAP GUI and RFC-based front ends)
- Using X.509 user certificates (for Web-based front ends)
- Using SAP logon tickets (if you are using a portal / Workplace)
The user also has to change his or her password if the password no longer fulfills the current password rules and immediate password change is required with profile parameter login/password_compliance_to_current_policy.
As an alternative to an individual password deactivation, you can deactivate password logon in general (that is, for all users) by setting profile parameter login/disable_password_logon.
The user administrator can remove the individual password deactivation by assigning a new initial password. If password logon is deactivated in general, assigning a new password does not mean that the user can log on using a password.
