topic User Command Line in Operating System - HP-UX

User Command Line

itrc55 — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 05:40:06 GMT

Hi All,

I want to ask about some user commands, Where I know how to do some command on trusted mode but I don’t know how to do the below on none trusted mode by command line.

Unlock and Lock users
Refresh ageing password for user
Check the status of a user
Change the password of a user to a random password

Thanks

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Re: User Command Line

Dennis Handly — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 04:53:43 GMT

If you aren't using SMSE, you can always use vipw(1m). :-)

>1. Unlock and Lock users

See passwd(1):

-l (can NOT be unlocked, since replaces by "*")

-d delete password

>2. Refresh aging password for user

Refresh as in resetting the expiration date?

-x max

>3. Check the status of a user

-s user

logins -x

>4. Change the password of a user to a random password

What are you using for trusted?

Try usermod(1m) -p encrypted_password