Root password expiry

[bharath_hanuma]

Hi All,

Can anyone tell me how to keep the root password as "never expires" under HP-UX 11.11

Regards
Bharath

[SoorajCleris · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Use SAM and modify

Regards,
sooraj

[R.K. #]

Trusted or non-trusted?

[R.K. #]

For non-trusted:

go to SAM
- Accounts for Users and Groups
-
- Actions
- Modify Security Policies
- select Password Aging Policies
- modify it

or

# passwd -x 0 root

[Sunny123_1]

Hi

Use Sam For this.


Regards
Sunny

[bharath_hanuma]

Hi All,

Is there a way I can do this through commands without going to SAM. Also let me know in my server shadow file is missing, whether it will cause any problem in future.

Thanks and Regards
Bharath

[R.K. #]

Hi Again,

I guess it is :
# passwd -x 0 root


The /etc/shadow file is created from the /etc/passwd file by the pwconv command. It is for security only. No problem if it is not there.

[Hakki Aydin Ucar]

Hi,

Logon to root and issue:
# passwd
Old-pswd ..
New-pswd ..

As far as I know, password already never expires by default setting.

[Victor Fridyev]

Edit /etc/passwd and look at the second field of the root user
Passwords with expiration date looks like that:
W5LFnAsUoXL72,B/TU
The part after coma defines expiration date.
Remove it and the password:
W5LFnAsUoXL72
will never be expired

HTH

[Siju Jose_1]

Hello

On a trusted system you could try the following

/usr/lbin/modprpw -l -m mintm=0,exptm=0,expwarn=0,lftm=0 root

Regards
Siju