how to turn OFF password expiration / aging in linux server
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 6:32 pm
How to turn OFF password expiration / aging in linux servers and also how to to list current aging of account?Plz help
1. Serverwide password expiration settings can be changed in /etc/login.defs file
2. Do the below to disable password expiration/aging of an account :
Command : chage -I -1 -m 0 -M 99999 -E -1 username
3. Use the below command to list the password expiration of a user.
chage -l <username> OR chage –-list <username>
Example : chage -l sam
Last password change : Apr 24, 2016
Password expires : never
Password inactive : never
Account expires : never
Minimum number of days between password change : 0
Maximum number of days between password change : 99999
Number of days of warning before password expires : 7
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