Date: 22 May 2002 10:08:32 -0500 From: Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to force one user to change his password? Message-ID: <873cwkte33.fsf@strauser.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10205222211001.85542-100000@hoolan.org> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10205222211001.85542-100000@hoolan.org>
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At 2002-05-22T14:24:37Z, Jeffrey Tang <freebsd@hoolan.org> writes:
> Yes, I setup his 'change' field to some date to enforce my password change
> policy. When he logons, he gets a prompt to re-new password, but he can
> still press enter to skip this procedure and get the shell.
> So, is there any method to force users to change their stale passwords
> before granted permission to log in?
Try the BOFH approach.
Add this near the top of their .bashrc (or other shell startup script):
passwd
if [ $? != 0 ]; then
echo "Change your password. I mean it."
exit
fi
Your user will *have* to change their password everytime he they log in
until they get wise to it. Re-apply as necessary.
--
Kirk Strauser
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