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- From: tweek@netcom.com (Michael D. Maxfield)
- Subject: Oops, I goofed (WAS Re: Son of SLS questions (tm))
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.041818.7118@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
- References: <1hlbkvINN97h@savoy.cc.williams.edu> <1992Dec28.040900.6300@netcom.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 04:18:18 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec28.040900.6300@netcom.com> tweek@netcom.com (Michael D. Maxfield) blows it and writes:
- >Try (as root) `passwd -x 9999 -n 0 -w 100'
- >-- the numbers are as follows:
- > -x = number of days till expire
- > -n = minimum number of days till a user may change his/her passwd
- > -w = number of days prior to expiration that a user is warned
- >
-
- After the whole arguement, add the users account name whom you wish to
- change. IE: `passwd -x 9999 -n 0 -w 100 tweek'
-
- tweek@netcom.com tweek@tweekco.uucp WWIVNet 5@5058 4@5056
- I'd rather get my cable service from the phone company,
- than my phone service from the cable company.
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