From: Drew (apt@DCS-SUCCESS.COM)
Date: Wed Jul 03 2002 - 11:00:01 EDT
I agree with Bill,
System impact was my first thought as well. You will be writing to the same
file (/etc/security/passwd) for each user logging in, all within a few
moments of each other. It is my nature to be very careful so I would include
backing up this file along with /etc/passwd in my script just in case of the
highly unlikely even that you may need an immediate fix.
Drew
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From: IBM AIX Discussion List [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU]On Behalf Of Bill
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Subject: Re: Forcing a password change
Well, do you want many users performing password changes on the same day ?
Consider system impact.
BV
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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.
Thanks!
Adam Hanel
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