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From: tim@delluk.uucp (Tim Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Esix passwd expiration
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Date: 14 Jan 91 12:11:55 GMT
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In <1991Jan11.165609.8026@nstar.rn.com> larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder) writes:

>protofan@motcid.UUCP (Mike S. Protofanousis) writes:

>>How do I disable password expiration for Esix?

>With ISC - that is set with the PASSREQ flag in /etc/default/login

>TIMEZONE=EST5EDT
>HZ=100
>CONSOLE=/dev/console
>PASSREQ=NO
...
Not true - this allows a user to login with no password assigned. If set to yes
they will be prompted for a new password. To disable ageing on a given account,
use
$ passwd -x -1 account
(at least that's what the manual says if you believe it.)

Tim
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