Hi, On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, OKDesign oHG Security Webmaster wrote:
Sorry, butthis is a typical case to answer with RTFM ! :-))
man usermod is your friend !
Thanks for your reply. But as a matter of fact I have Read a whole bunch of FM's, including "man usermod". Unfortunately usermod does something completely different from what I want to implement: the only limit it can set on a password is an expiry date. What I need is a password that can be used only for the _first_ ever login of a user. After logging in the user would be presented with a query for a new password, which is henceforth used in the normal way (the expiries and stuff for this are already in place and working). I hope my question is clearer now :o) Kind regards, Yuri.
Hi,
I want to implement one-time passwords for newly created or updated accounts, so that, when I, as sys-admin, set a password on a user account, the user has to change it immediately upon logging in for teh first time, after which the newly chosen password obeys teh regular aging rules as set up in YaST. Could someone tell me how to do this, or point me to some relevant info?
Thanks a lot!
Yuri.
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