VMS Help DCE_SECURITY, Admin Intro, rgy_edit, miscellaneous_commands, defaults  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

   def[aults]

   Changes or displays the home directory, login shell, password valid
   option, account expiration date, and account valid option default
   values that rgy_edit uses.

   This command first displays the current defaults.  It then prompts
   you for whether or not you want to make changes. If you make
   changes, defaults immediately changes the defaults for the current
   session,  and it saves the new defaults in sys$login:.rgy_editrc.
   The newly saved defaults are used until you change them.