1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi While using Pipe concept ,if a user enters a "login name" and "paswword" ,then how does a child process check for user password is correct or not and give notification to parent process. (1 Reply)

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

How can I know users have changed their passwords ? I don't need their password (!) I have to know if they have changed their pass word and when ? Thank you in advance for any SIMPLE answer. (6 Replies)

3. HP-UX

Hi all, My HP-UX server 11.11 trusted system. How I know when password was last changed. Thanks , arm_naja (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. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hello, I have to do a script which returns users who have never changed their password from /etc/shadow. Here is what have I done and I'm not sure if it's ok. I tried to return just users who doesn;t have password set or are locked. Can be there other kind of user who never changed the... (3 Replies)

6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi, I am doing an audit and thought I knew what I was doing, but reading through the posts I came into doubt. On Sun Solaris, I want to know when users last changed their passwords. I have the etc/shadow files and there is a nice field showing this. Except that it is disturbing me somewhat that... (5 Replies)

7. Red Hat

Hi I am using Fedora 14. I forgot root password of Fedora 14 so I used online help from Fedora website which says by doing rheb silent 1 and then using proper kernel and then using psswd for changing the password I changed it. But after normal booting GUI I am not able to log-on. Can anybody plz... (5 Replies)

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi All, I have to work in the late nights some times for server maintenance and in a hurry to complete I am accidentally changing ownership or permission of directories :( which have similar names ( /var in root and var of some other directory ).:confused: Can some one suggest me with the... (1 Reply)

9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Is there a way to check when the permissions for the file got changed in AIX IS there some file which logs all these details? Best regards, Vishal (4 Replies)

10. AIX

Hello i am running AIX 6.1. i recently changed the root password using passwd and pwdadm. while the new password works fine, i am still able to login using the old password. is there anyway this can disabled\fixed thanks (5 Replies)