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Old 03-22-2007
Passwd lock for 5days
Hi Admin,

I need a help regarding to lock the user for 5 days..

for example i want to lock user account from Monday 1.00AM to Friday 1.00PM..
is there any method to do from Cron or passwd command.

Regards,
Prem Smilie
# 2  
Old 03-22-2007
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Originally Posted by Prem
Hi Admin,

I need a help regarding to lock the user for 5 days..

for example i want to lock user account from Monday 1.00AM to Friday 1.00PM..
is there any method to do from Cron or passwd command.

Regards,
Prem Smilie
To disable an account, change the password field in the /etc/passwd file to an asterisk '*' and change the login shell to /bin/false .

and you can schedule it in the crontab

like * 13 * * 1-5 <file name>
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Old 03-22-2007
Code:
passwd -l <username> #to lock
passwd -u <username> #to unlock

 
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