Hello, What I want to know, is that can I know using any API, whether the user is within the WARn days to change the password. If I am not wrong, the shadow file will not decrement the days. Best Regards, Pradeep --- Sudev Barar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-12-16 at 18:17, Srinivasa Pradeep > wrote: > > > > I want to know if there is any API, to > > > > get the password state, like Expired, Warning > > > number > > > > of days, etc. > Got me thinking and looking. A cursory look at > /etc/shadow reveals lines > like: > user:[encrypted hash]:12741:0:99999:7::: > > First is user name > Second is encrypted password > Third field is days from 1st Jan1970 > Fourth is password should expire or not > Fifth last day of expiry > Sixth no of days password to be allowed for use > after expiry. > > You can build a script to check when expiry is > coming up from these > informations. Of course is fourth is set to "0" then > no expiry! > > Gurus correct me if my summary is wrong. > -- > Sudev Barar > Learning Linux > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT > Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. > Start reading now. > http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
