How do I set an account to never expire on a non-trusted system

[Brett Simpson]

I need to know how to set an account to never expire on a non-trusted server. We use /etc/shadow.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

passwd -x 0 -y 0 username

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[Brett Simpson]

SEP,
-y is not an option for the passwd command.

[Sunny123_1 · Accepted solution]

Hi

passwd -x 0 username

then usernames account never expire.

Regards
Sunny

[Steven E. Protter]

Sorry, Linux invaded my brain.

-x 0 will do it on HP-UX

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[Brett Simpson]

The solution given works.