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passwd option in Linux

Patrick Chim — Mon, 28 Oct 2002 07:22:12 GMT

Hi,

Does anyone know whether there is a command in RedHat 7.0 to force a user to change his passwd at next logon just like HP's 'passwd -f' ?

Regards,
Patrcik

Re: passwd option in Linux

Balaji N — Mon, 28 Oct 2002 07:43:22 GMT

Hi Patrick,
Not pretty sure if there is a straight command.

But you can use chage command to manipulate what you want.

HTH
Balaji

Re: passwd option in Linux

U.SivaKumar_2 — Mon, 28 Oct 2002 07:55:01 GMT

Hi,

A Trick read somewhere,

# chage -M 730 test

set password expiry after two years

# chage -d 1999-01-01 test

set last password change to two years back than the system date.

Now the user test will be forced to change his
password .

regards,
U.SivaKumar

Re: passwd option in Linux

Ionut Grigorescu_2 — Thu, 31 Oct 2002 16:36:28 GMT

in one command:

#chage -M 2 -d 2002-10-29 user

when maxdays(M) + lastday (d) are less than current day the user will be forced to change the passwd immediately. See the manpage..

:-)