passwd ageing and CDE

[Derek Whigham_1]

When a user logs into CDE and there password has expired, They are prompted to change passwd. This happens but the ageing parameters are not reset. Hence the next time they login to CDR/Telnet they are prompted to change password. telnet/remsh to the system works fine this only occurs via CDE.

[Bharat Katkar]

i think, Password Option of the User has:
"Force Password change at next Login"
You can change to :
"No Restrictions (Normal Behavior)"

This can done as:
#sam
select Accounts for users and groups
select Users
select any particular user
select Actions TAB
select modify
select Modify Password Options
There u see "Password Options "
** Change it to as suggested above

[Derek Whigham_1]

The problem is that the users password has expired. So they have to change the password. This works fine at command prompt but not via CDE. It looks like CDE uses a different version of passwd from the command prompt.

[Bharat Katkar]

Do you have tcb on your system?

[Derek Whigham_1]

The passwd mechinism is standard no TCB or NIS+ is used. Just default passwords

[Alex Glennie · Accepted solution]

Just a thought but :

extract from PHSS__30668
s700_800 11.00 CDE Runtime Patch

17.In trusted system, when the user's
passwd expires, he is not able to change
the passwd and unlock the display.

OR

PHSS_30669 s700_800 11.11 CDE Applications Patch

32.In trusted system, when the user's
passwd expires, he is not able to change
the passwd and unlock the display.

[Derek Whigham_1]

Thank you for all your help