1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this or not but we use a program called "Password Safe" to store the many root passwords we have for our Unix system. Now we are being called out by our security team to prove that this is a safe program to use. So far I have been able to determine... (1 Reply)

2. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

Helo , I m using linux pam library for user and its password authentication. I m creating new user and giving its password.I m giving password of 10 characters.now when I login in as that newly created user its ask me $ su - ram Password: You are required to change your password immediately... (12 Replies)

3. Programming

Hello, I'm implementing a very simple FTP client, and to do the login I would like to check against system users instead of using my own database, so that I can give the proper permissions to the newly created process that I spawn with fork. What's the best way for doing this in C? I've read... (4 Replies)

4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

For moderator: I made a new thread in a proper part of the forum now https://www.unix.com/homework-coursework-questions/137119-user-processes.html But now i wan't to make something which isn't related to a homework, so i hope you won't close this one. Thanks to those two answers, you helped me!... (9 Replies)

5. AIX

I have an AIX server running 6.1. My SAN switch is reporting that it is only receiving 5.9 uWatts (micro watts) and it should be well over 100 uWatts. How can I see the transmit strength of my fiber card from within AIX? I have Emulex fiber cards. (1 Reply)

6. Programming

Hi I have a periodic task (with the highest priority) which I away every X nano-second. I am using the function clock_nanosleep with REAL_TIME timer. when I wake up, I versify that I was awake on time, and check if the delta between the last time I get to sleep and the current time is X... (4 Replies)

7. Cybersecurity

I have read the forums for strengthing the openssl ciphers on a server and the following command I can run: openssl ciphers -v 'TLSv1+HIGH:!SSLv2:RC4!MEDIUM:!aNULL:!eNULL:!3DES:!EXPORT:@STRENGTH' I have some services that cannot be set to higher levels like you can set in an httpd.conf file.... (1 Reply)

8. HP-UX

Hi Guys, I am new to HP-UX and want to find expiration date of particular user please also note i don't have root access on that server. for e.g. i have user abc on my HP box and want to know when its password going to expire and also when its password changed last time. I also try to... (7 Replies)