https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/password-problem/m-p/4198826#M324425 You could use the -x option with passwd command to specify the no. of days a password has to be changed after. Following is the extract from man page:<BR /><BR /> -x max Determine the maximum number of days, max, a password can remain unchanged. The user must enter another password after that number of days has transpired, known as the password expiration time. Fri, 16 May 2008 00:57:30 GMT Mridul Shrivastava 2008-05-16T00:57:30Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/password-problem/m-p/4198825#M324424 where can i change my password strategy?<BR />i want to reduce the delay of expiration. (hp-ux)<BR /> Thu, 15 May 2008 18:08:41 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/password-problem/m-p/4198825#M324424 zenus 2008-05-15T18:08:41Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/password-problem/m-p/4198826#M324425 You could use the -x option with passwd command to specify the no. of days a password has to be changed after. Following is the extract from man page:<BR /><BR /> -x max Determine the maximum number of days, max, a password can remain unchanged. The user must enter another password after that number of days has transpired, known as the password expiration time. Fri, 16 May 2008 00:57:30 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/password-problem/m-p/4198826#M324425 Mridul Shrivastava 2008-05-16T00:57:30Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/password-problem/m-p/4198827#M324426 You have assigned points to 0 of 30 responses. Please take some time to assign the points , you may see more answers coming in if everyone sees that you have assigned point to almost all the responses. Fri, 16 May 2008 01:17:01 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/password-problem/m-p/4198827#M324426 Mridul Shrivastava 2008-05-16T01:17:01Z