HPUX 11.0: Password Lifetime Passed

[LG Porter]

I have a HP server running HPUX 11.00 and configured as a trusted system. I'm attempting to reset a user's account and password using the passwd command and in so doing, I get the following message:

Password can not be changed. Reason: Password lifetime has passed.

What is the correct syntax to reset a user's account and lifetime on a trusted system?

[Patrick Wallek]

Darn it. Wrong thread. Could someone clean up the above response please.

Now, lets see if I can help you with your actual question.....

I would go into SAM, and modify the account that way. That should let you completely reset the account.

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

As root:

/usr/lbin/modprpw -l -k

passwd

SEP

[LG Porter]

Hi Pat:

Since the SAM Functional Area 'Accounts For Users and Groups' is not available....I was attempting to reset the account manually using the passwd command however each time I get teh message 'Password lifetime has passed.' There must be away to reset a user's account and lifetime from the command line.

[Sundar_7]

Hi,

try

/usr/lbin/modprpw -x

This should reset the password.

Thanks,

Sundar.

[Travis Harp]

I had this problem with several systems also.

What I've done to reset the password is go into SAM select the account and go to "modify security policies". Then "password aging policies".
At the bottom of that screen you will see "reset password age to zero", check that and click ok.

What that does is make the password look like a new one to the system and it should then allow you to change it.

Hope this helps.

[LG Porter]

Travis:

I traditionally use SAM for this however, the SAM Functional Area 'Accounts For Users and Groups'is not available and I wanted to know how to reset a user's password from the command line on a "Trusted System".

[sasi suryadevara]

To unlock the account use
/usr/lbin/modprpw -l -k loginid

To Reset the Password Age to Zero use
/usr/lbin/modprpw -v loginid

cheers
sasi