topic Re: Root password expiry in Operating System - HP-UX

Root password expiry

bharath_hanuma — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:35:38 GMT

Hi All,

Can anyone tell me how to keep the root password as "never expires" under HP-UX 11.11

Regards
Bharath

Re: Root password expiry

SoorajCleris — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:43:46 GMT

Hi,

Use SAM and modify

Regards,
sooraj

Re: Root password expiry

R.K. # — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:43:49 GMT

Trusted or non-trusted?

Re: Root password expiry

R.K. # — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:44:38 GMT

For non-trusted:

go to SAM
- Accounts for Users and Groups
-
- Actions
- Modify Security Policies
- select Password Aging Policies
- modify it

or

# passwd -x 0 root

Re: Root password expiry

Sunny123_1 — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:16:22 GMT

Hi

Use Sam For this.

Regards
Sunny

Re: Root password expiry

bharath_hanuma — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:59:01 GMT

Hi All,

Is there a way I can do this through commands without going to SAM. Also let me know in my server shadow file is missing, whether it will cause any problem in future.

Thanks and Regards
Bharath

Re: Root password expiry

R.K. # — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:13:30 GMT

Hi Again,

I guess it is :
# passwd -x 0 root

The /etc/shadow file is created from the /etc/passwd file by the pwconv command. It is for security only. No problem if it is not there.

Re: Root password expiry

Hakki Aydin Ucar — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:38:14 GMT

Hi,

Logon to root and issue:
# passwd
Old-pswd ..
New-pswd ..

As far as I know, password already never expires by default setting.

Re: Root password expiry

Victor Fridyev — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:19:53 GMT

Edit /etc/passwd and look at the second field of the root user
Passwords with expiration date looks like that:
W5LFnAsUoXL72,B/TU
The part after coma defines expiration date.
Remove it and the password:
W5LFnAsUoXL72
will never be expired

HTH

Re: Root password expiry

Siju Jose_1 — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:20:43 GMT

Hello

On a trusted system you could try the following

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

Regards
Siju