reset password agging

[kacou]

my root passwd has expired. i change it in single user mode but the password agging still persist

[Ivan Krastev]

Use:
passwd -x -1 (or zero) username

regards,
ivan

[kacou]

in which mode?

[kacou]

i don't catch you. Can you tell me the command exactly?

[kacou]

when i execute the command i have an error message. see below
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# /sbin/passwd -x -1 root
Option x not available using /sbin/passwd
Must invoke /bin/passwd to use option.
Usage: passwd name
#

[Ivan Krastev]

No matter in which mode you are using it - single or multiuser.
Another way is to disable it via sam.

Command is:
#passwd -x 0 root


regards,
ivan

[kacou]

i said that i have not the root password. how can i use sam?

[kacou]

the error message still persite.(see below)
# passwd -x 0 root
Option x not available using /sbin/passwd
Must invoke /bin/passwd to use option.
Usage: passwd name


help me to reset or deleate the password agging please!!!

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

>>>i said that i have not the root password. how can i use sam?<<

IS your System trusted System.?

You mean to say that you d'not have root password.? Or are you using privildge id to change the password agging for root account .?

You need to be root user (or) privildge id to change password agging for root account.

How can i use SAM.?

step1 :- Login:- root (or) root equalate privildge id
step2 :- SAM
step3 :- Select Users&Groups --> User -->Find->Sreach->select the root account
than look for Modify Security policy.

Hope this helps

Thx,
Johnson

[Doug O'Leary]

When you get this error:

# passwd -x 0 root
Option x not available using /sbin/passwd
Must invoke /bin/passwd to use option.
Usage: passwd name

It menas /sbin is in your path before /bin is.

Simply execute:

/bin/passwd -x 0 root

and it'll work.

Doug O'Leary

[Taifur]

For changing password in single user mode
If your OS is HP-UX
From OS -->init 1
From BCH shell-->hpux -is

If your OS is Linux
From OS ---->init 1
At the os booting time write linux1 at the end of kernel version

If helps it , pls assign points

Rgds
Taifur