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I wonder if you set the age of passwod renewal, that might stop it.

my chage script...

Code:

#!/bin/bash

# ~/bin/chage

echo " ~/bin/chage"

echo ""

# Usage: chage [options] user

# 

# Options:

#  -d, --lastday LAST_DAY        set last password change to LAST_DAY

#  -E, --expiredate EXPIRE_DATE  set account expiration date to EXPIRE_DATE

#  -h, --help                    display this help message and exit

#  -I, --inactive INACTIVE      set password inactive after expiration

#                                to INACTIVE

#  -l, --list                    show account aging information

#  -m, --mindays MIN_DAYS        set minimum number of days before password

#                                change to MIN_DAYS

#  -M, --maxdays MAX_DAYS        set maximim number of days before password

#                                change to MAX_DAYS

#  -W, --warndays WARN_DAYS      set expiration warning days to WARN_DAYS

sudo chage -E -1 glenn

sudo chage -W5 glenn

sudo chage -E -1 root

sudo chage -W5 root

for more info type

man chage

regards Glenn