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linux_wiki:change_passwords_and_adjust_password_aging_for_local_user_accounts [2016/02/29 21:56] billdozor created |
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| **General Information** | **General Information** | ||
| - | About this page/ | + | Account password management. |
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| + | ===== Important Files ===== | ||
| Contains Default password aging | Contains Default password aging | ||
| * / | * / | ||
| - | Change user password manually | + | \\ |
| - | <code bash> | + | |
| - | passwd rjones | + | |
| - | </ | + | |
| - | * Will be prompted to enter new password twice | + | |
| /etc/shadow fields | /etc/shadow fields | ||
| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
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| * account expiration date (null/never expire) | * account expiration date (null/never expire) | ||
| + | ---- | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== Commands ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Change user password manually | ||
| + | <code bash> | ||
| + | passwd rjones | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | * Will be prompted to enter new password twice | ||
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| + | \\ | ||
| List account age information (Same age info from / | List account age information (Same age info from / | ||
| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| + | \\ | ||
| Force user to change password on next login (change number of days since last pw change) | Force user to change password on next login (change number of days since last pw change) | ||
| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| + | \\ | ||
| Set account expiration | Set account expiration | ||
| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||