[rhn-users] force user to change password on first login

[Richard Lefebvre]

It seems to work for me, I do put everything else to -1:

/usr/bin/chage -d 0 -W -1 -E -1 -I -1 -M -1 -m -1 user1

Also, I don't permit login via telnet, or rlogin only ssh


Raj Kumar wrote:
>   Hi Richard!
> 
> I tried that before. The error message I get is
>  
> You are required to change your password immediately (root enforced)
> Your password has expired, the session cannot proceed.
> Connection to testserver closed
> 
> The user does not get to the prompt to change password. How else can he 
> change the password if he doesnt have access to the shell?
> 
> thank you,
> Raj
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 Richard Lefebvre wrote :
>  >"chage -d 0 user1" should do the trick.
>  >
>  >Richard
>  >
>  >Raj Kumar wrote:
>  >>Hi Mike,
>  >>
>  >>I logged in as user1 today and I did not get any warnings. So "passwd 
> -f user1" does not force the user to change password after 24Hrs.
>  >>
>  >>Are there any other options to force the user to change their 
> passwords at first logon?
>  >>
>  >>Thank you,
>  >>Raj
>  >>
>  >>
> 
> 
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