Try setting the "Password & account policies" in userconf steve
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 10 July 2002 13:32 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: How do you set default user characteristics? > > > Folks, > > I'm using Redhat 7.3. I am required by my security > regulations to set > things like Max Password Age, Min Password Age, and Password > Warn Age for > my users. I would like to do this globally as default > settings for new > users. If I set these characteristics in /etc/login.defs, > they do take > effect for new users added with the adduser command, but do > not take effect > for users added with Redhat's user management gui > (redhat-config-users). > I'm wondering if there's a reason this file is ignored by > redhat-config-users, or if there is any other file that that > command looks > to to set it's defaults. > > Thanks, > > Caroline > > Caroline Fields > Open Systems Branch > DISA DECC Mechanicsburg > 717-605-2824 > DSN 430-2824 > 2b||!2b? > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
