topic Re: Query in usermod command in Operating System - HP-UX

Query in usermod command

shameemsoft — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:04:03 GMT

Hello,

we need to change password for more than 50 hosts. i have encrypted password.

i can propagate with usermod command. but it is giving error, user already in use.

critical application is running on these hosts.

I can use force option.

my question---

is it safe? will it affect application since application is using this user account?

Regards
Shameem

Re: Query in usermod command

Duncan Edmonstone — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:40:26 GMT

if all you are doing is modifying the password, it is safe... the user won't be kicked out

this check is there for when you are doing something that could really effect a user logged in (changing the UID or GID for example).

so as long as the application isn't logging in to the system using a cached copy of the old password somewhere you are fine...

HTH

Duncan

Re: Query in usermod command

點燃 — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:02:00 GMT

No problems under normal circumstances. However, as said above, it depends on the nature of your application. Check with the application admin as well.

Re: Query in usermod command

shameemsoft — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:58:37 GMT

Thank you guys for your response

Re: Query in usermod command

shameemsoft — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:59:45 GMT

Closing this thread....