topic Re: Unlocking user account in Operating System - HP-UX

Unlocking user account

winmoon — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:33:48 GMT

Will the user account be unlocked if a root user executes the follwing command

su - username

I mean if username is locked and after executing this command will that unlock the account username

Re: Unlocking user account

avizen9 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:38:18 GMT

do you have root account password?
are you able to open SAM or can modify /etc/password file?

let me know,

Re: Unlocking user account

Patrick Wallek — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:39:27 GMT

No. To unlock an account you need to do:

/usr/lbin/modprpw -k username

while logged in as root.

Re: Unlocking user account

Shahul — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:42:31 GMT

No, by doing "su", user account does not get unlocked.

Shahul

Re: Unlocking user account

Ganesan R — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:01:58 GMT

Hi,

passwd -d username -> will unlock the account

Re: Unlocking user account

Patrick Wallek — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:06:52 GMT

>>passwd -d username -> will unlock the account

Only if the system is NOT trusted.

Here is the man page excerpt for the '-d' option to the passwd command:

-d -- Allow user to login without a password by deleting it. In untrusted mode this unlocks / activates the user account if found locked/deactivated

Re: Unlocking user account

Shailendran V Naidu — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:11:25 GMT

Hi,
You need to have root privileges to unlock a user account.

Run:
# sam
Accounts for Users and Groups -> Users -> Select the user -> Action -> Reactivate.

or

# passwd -d

Thanks,

Re: Unlocking user account

Hakki Aydin Ucar — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:04:01 GMT

/usr/lbin/modprpw -k username

it works if system trusted;

Re: Unlocking user account

Gokul Chandola — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:11:53 GMT

Hi,
Use the gui tool is the best option if you are new in unix.
# SAM
Then you will get GUI menu --> go to Users andd Groups.

Regards,
Gokul Chandola

Re: Unlocking user account

Sharma Sanjeev — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:01:31 GMT

Hi,

If system is trusted than use

/usr/lbin/modprpw -k username to unblock user

For Non-Trusted system

passwd -d

Regards
Sanjeev

Re: Unlocking user account

Md. Farhan A Azam — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:29:56 GMT

Hi,

The command which you have given (su - username)is not for unlocking the account, it's for switching from one user to another user (for more details about su - #man su).

For unlocking the accounts :-friends have given many suggetions.

Thnx...Farhan