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Re: password aging with solaris



Jim Dodd wrote:
> 
> Password aging does not work with NIS. If it works on HP's they had to modify
> it. I am pretty sure, though not positive, that it does not work with Solaris.
> The information that it works with SGI's IRIX 6.2 is incorrect. Password aging
> does not work on any IRIX OS includeing the new 6.5.

Although I haven't used it, with Admintool (UGH!) you can set Min change,
Max change, Max Inactive password parameters. There is also a file called
/etc/default/passwd with MAXWEEKS=, MINWEEKS=, and PASSLENGTH=6 parameters.
Try fiddling with those.