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From: ade@clark.edu (Adrian Miranda)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Esix passwd expiration
Message-ID: <1991Jan15.200319.23911@clark.edu>
Date: 15 Jan 91 20:03:19 GMT
References: <4585@cocoa7.UUCP> <1991Jan11.165609.8026@nstar.rn.com> <tim.663855115@holly>
Organization: Clark College, Vancouver, Wa.  USA
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In article <tim.663855115@holly> tim@delluk.uucp (Tim Wright) writes:
>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?
...
>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.)

To disable ageing on all accounts (under esix anyway), you can put 

MAXWEEKS=-1

in the file "/etc/default/passwd".  (Actually, old accounts will still
have ageing on til the passwd is changed again, or until ageing is turned
off on those accounts specifically.)

Adrian Miranda
uunet!clark!ade  or  ade@clark.edu