expiry1
Check and enforce password expiration policy
Usage
expiry option
Overview
The expiry command checks (-c) the current password expiration and forces (-f) changes when required. It is callable as a normal user command.
Options
The options which apply to the expiry command are:
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-c, --check -
Check the password expiration of the current user.
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-f, --force -
Force a password change if the current user has an expired password.
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-h, --help -
Display help message and exit.
Files
/etc/passwd
User account information.
/etc/shadow
Secure user account information.
Releases
13 releases since Debian 2.2 (Potato); the text changed 12 times.
--check since Debian 7 (Wheezy);
--force since Debian 7 (Wheezy);
--help since Debian 7 (Wheezy);
-c since Debian 7 (Wheezy);
-f since Debian 7 (Wheezy);
-h since Debian 7 (Wheezy).