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password expirey level - Digerati - 2003-12-15
To edit the password expirey level edit the /etc/login.def.
# Password aging controls:
#
# PASS_MAX_DAYS Maximum number of days a password may be used.
# PASS_MIN_DAYS Minimum number of days allowed between password changes.
# PASS_MIN_LEN Minimum acceptable password length.
# PASS_WARN_AGE Number of days warning given before a password expires.
#
PASS_MAX_DAYS 30
PASS_MIN_DAYS 0
PASS_MIN_LEN 5
PASS_WARN_AGE 7