Re: Forcing a password change

From: Green, Simon (SGreen@KRAFTEUROPE.COM)
Date: Wed Jul 03 2002 - 10:13:55 EDT


The simplest way would be to schedule a script which would set all of the
selected userids to force a password change. You can do this with the
pwdadm command. Run it at midnight on the chosen day(s).

Simon Green
Philip Morris ITSC Europe

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Hanel [mailto:hanela@billings.k12.mt.us]
> Sent: 03 July 2002 14:58
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Forcing a password change
>
>
> Does any one know how to force a password change on certain
> days of the
> year?
>
> We have been using 90 day expiration, but depending on how often
> everyone logs in 90 days for one person, may fall on July 2nd, and for
> another person it may fall on August 14.
>
> For example we would like all passwords to expire on the first day of
> every quarter.



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