last password change

[Mois]

Hi,

can anyone tell me how to convert the value of u_succhg on a tcb system?

[Alex Glennie · Accepted solution]

adb(1) will decode this value for you. You can
also use some routines listed in ctime(3c) to programmatically
decode it.

You should be able to use the following example:

u_succhg=0D881797876
echo 0d881797876=Y | adb

returns

1997 Dec 10 18:51:16

For more information see the following man pages:

- prpwd(4)
- adb(1)
- ctime(3C)

[Mois]

Thank you very much for such a fast response, I've tryed the the trick with the adb cmd, like this:

echo 978614262=Y | adb
it gave me:

2033 Dec 31 11:05:06

Is this the time when the system will ask me for a new password?

[Wai Kiong Choy]

You did not mention which hpux version you are using but on my hpux 10.20 trusted system, 'adb' will not work properly. For example, I have a password which was changed on 27 Mar 2001, and when I used the 'adb' command to show the last password change date, the return string is '1904 Oct 15 16:52:02'. My system is Y2K compliant.

Anyway, the way I have been using to check the last password change date is

/usr/lbin/getprpw -m spwchg