Hi,

In what directory does this command write to below?

# passwd -x 30 -n 1 -w 5 user_name

I want to view the directory so I would make sure that this command has taken into effect...

So, I would change my password every 30 days, password history being 1 day, and warning would be 5 days before changing password.

Thanks.

not sure what you are asking..


but 2 main password files to check are

/etc/passwd
/etc/shadow

After issueing this command, I need to know which directory does it save it to.
Hope this may help.

Thanks.

Run the following test:

1) assume 'john' is your username
2) grep john /etc/shadow

you will see a hash value

do it again, you will see the same value

3) passwd
and change your password (or not, you can retype the same password even)

issue line 2 again, you will see a new hash

What is strange to note though, and I had never realised this before now, is that the hash changes, even if the password doesn't!

The password CAN be stored in the /etc/passwd file as well, so you could also check to see if you see a hash in it, by issuing:

4) grep john /etc/passwd

If you see an 'x' after your name (eg: 'john:x:') that means the password shadow file is used. There are other meaningful exressions in that field, but there also may be the hash itself.

google passwd shadow and have a look around

OK, all I need to know whether the 30 day password limit has taken in effect or not.
So does this test will determine this?

However, I can set the same command to change passwd every 1 day....to test....
That may be easier and see whether the system prompts me to change it after 1 day of use.

I may try that option.

in that case, read this, the answer lies within

http://tldp.org/LDP/lame/LAME/linux-...e-formats.html

Thanks I will read this.

In a standard installation of Solaris Nevada Build 82 the command is saved in /etc/shadow.

I tested it like this:

#useradd -d /export/home/test -m -s /bin/bash test

#passwd test
New Password:
Re-enter new Password:
passwd: password successfully changed for test

/etc/shadow looks like this:
test:OnaOHGpeGVFbI:14002::::::

Then I issued:
# passwd -x 30 -n 1 -w 5 test

At the bottom of /etc/shadow file I find:
test:OnaOHGpeGVFbI:14002:1:30:5:::


Hope this is what you 're looking for.
Regs, C