How to force a user to change their password at the next login in linux?
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# /usr/bin/chage -d 0 testuser
When the user testuser next logs in, after they enter their original password, they will be prompted to change it:
login as: testuser [email protected]'s password: You are required to change your password immediately (root enforced) Last login: Mon Jul 20 14:18:08 2009 from unknown-00-aa-bb-cc-dd-ee.home WARNING: Your password has expired. You must change your password now and login again! Changing password for user testuser. Changing password for testuser (current) UNIX password: New UNIX password: Retype new UNIX password:
After retyping the new password the second time, the login window will disappear. When opening a new putty session, the user will need to enter their new password to log in.
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