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Operating Systems Linux Not able to change user password Post 302986718 by scriptor on Tuesday 29th of November 2016 08:25:58 AM
Old 11-29-2016
Not able to change user password
hi

I am not able to change user password from root user.
although it is saying updated successfully.
but still I am not able to login direct to abc user.
however I can login from root user by using
Code:
su - abc

Code:
 
 [root@ue1sdp1a ~]# passwd abc
Changing password for user abc.
New password: 
BAD PASSWORD: it is based on a dictionary word
BAD PASSWORD: is too simple
Retype new password: 
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.

tried
Code:
sudo passwd user

command also but it does not work

Code:
 
 uname -a
Linux ae1abc1a 2.6.32-431.56.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Apr 20 17:00:51 EDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

---------- Post updated at 06:55 PM ---------- Previous update was at 06:51 PM ----------

some more info

Code:
# pam_tally2 -u

Code:
# chage -l abc
Last password change                                    : Nov 29, 2016
Password expires                                        : Feb 27, 2017
Password inactive                                       : never
Account expires                                         : never
Minimum number of days between password change          : -1
Maximum number of days between password change          : 90
Number of days of warning before password expires       : 3

 

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lchage

lchage(8)						      System Manager's Manual							 lchage(8)

NAME

       lchage - Display or change user password policy

SYNOPSIS

       lchage [OPTION]... user

DESCRIPTION

       Displays or allows changing password policy of user.

OPTIONS

       -d, --date=days
	      Set the date of last password change to days after Jan 1 1970.

       -E, --expire=days
	      Set the account expiration date to days after Jan 1 1970.  Set days to -1 to disable account expiration.

       -i, --interactive
	      Ask all questions when connecting to the user database, even if default answers are set up in libuser configuration.

       -I, --inactive=days
	      Disable the account after days after password expires (after the user user is required to change the password).

       -l, --list
	      Only list current user's policy and make no changes.

       -m, --mindays=days
	      Require at least days days between password changes.  Set days to 0 to disable this checking.

       -M, --maxdays=days
	      Require changing the password after days since last password change.  Set days to 99999 to disable this checking.

       -W, --warndays=days
	      Start warning the user days before password expires (before the user is required to change the password).

EXIT STATUS

       The exit status is 0 on success, nonzero on error.

libuser 							    Jan 12 2005 							 lchage(8)
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