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Hi All,

Is this true on the command "chage"?

Passing the number -1 as MAX_DAYS will remove checking a password on -M parameter.

Thanks for any comment you may add.

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See 'man chage'. According to that:

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Passing the number -1 as MAX_DAYS will remove checking a password's validity.

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