SUMMARY:Forced password change

From: McCracken, Denise (Denise.McCracken_at_misyshealthcare.com)
Date: 09/17/04

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    I can't believe how many replies I got for this.

    The feature is only directly supported with enhanced security, but there are
    a few options for doing it.

    With enhanced security, you can use dxaccounts to force a user to change
    password.

            While creating a user, Go to Add -> Security, then at the bottom of
    the "Security Controls" dialog, you will find "Force Password Change at Next
    Login" (Make sure that the "Turn To" is pointing to "Password Controls").

    Or you can do it on the command line

            # useradd -x passwd_must_change=1 administrative_lock_applied=0 foo

    Others are using custom C programs and scripts to handle this, which appears
    to be the only way to do it without installing enhanced security.

    Thanks to everyone who replied!

    -denise

    "Customer service may be the only way that a
    company can distinguish itself from its
    competition these days." -H. Frank Gibbard

    Denise McCracken, Systems Software Specialist
    Misys Healthcare Systems, Tucson, AZ

    Certified Tru64 v5 Systems Administrator
    Comptia Network+ Certified Professional

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