topic Password never expire in Operating System - HP-UX

Password never expire

unixguy_1 — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:01:30 GMT

Our OS is HP-UX 11.31

we have already set the never expire to below mentioned user.
but user is getting the error message like

"passowrd is expire in 1 days"

how we can resolve this type of issue.

if we set never expire to user accoutn , how we can identify that user account is already having never expiration.

please anyone pls help on this issue.

advance thanks...........

Re: Password never expire

Rita C Workman — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:22:51 GMT

Did you check the /etc/default/security file.

On 11.31 for standard and shadow it has a default value set for:

PASSWORD_MAXDAYS=175
PASSWORD_MINDAYS=14

and
PASSWORD_WARNDAYS=14

Check that file - remember that even though you see the value rem'd out - it is the default value set.

So for your 'accoutn' user, you might set them to ~_MAXDAYS=441 (which is the highest value - See man 4 security) or to disable them you would enter for that user ~_MAXDAYS=-1

Regards,
Rita

Re: Password never expire

Tingli — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:44:33 GMT

Is this a trusted system or not?

Re: Password never expire

unixguy_1 — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:58:24 GMT

this is truested system, how to resolve this issue.

Re: Password never expire

Johnson Punniyalingam — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:12:49 GMT

>>this is truested system, how to resolve this issue.<<<

/usr/lbin/getprpw -l

will give more information about the password expire of user account

Re: Password never expire

Johnson Punniyalingam — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:14:46 GMT

first check the output from the above command
and look for password expire day - if its shows something password will expire praticluar date that the account has not been set for you can use SAM to -> check about "User Account" policies.

Re: Password never expire

madhudeepan — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:39:43 GMT

hi

#cd /usr/lbin

#modprpw -m exptm=0,lftm=0 username

this will set lifetime to infinty and password willnever expiry

and check with below cmd before and after issuing modprpw , u can find the difference

#/usr/lbin/getprpw -l username

Re: Password never expire

rariasn — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:51:48 GMT

Hi,

# /usr/lbin/modprpw -l -m mintm=0,exptm=0,expwarn=0,lftm=0 usernaem

rgds,