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== Activities ==
 
== Activities ==
 
* Read https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/securing-passwords-libpam-cracklib-on-debian-ubuntu-linux/
 
* Read https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/securing-passwords-libpam-cracklib-on-debian-ubuntu-linux/
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* macOS: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202860
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Revision as of 15:46, 5 October 2021

passwd command included in passwd (package)


  • passwd -l USERNAME // for disabling password login
  • passwd -u USERNAME // will unlock account if needed
  • passwd --status USERNAME // show status
passwd -u $USERNAME
passwd: password expiry information changed.
passwd -u USERNAME
passwd: password for USERNAME changed by root
passwd -u USERNAME
passwd: password for USERNAME is already unlocked
passwd --status USERNAME
USERNAME L 11/15/2020 0 99999 7 -1
journalctl 
Feb 05 14:35:55 SERVER_NAME passwd[29180]: pam_unix(passwd:chauthtok): password changed for root

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