Re: [TCLUG:15999] Auto Disable Accounts

[Eric F Crist <ecrist@ardent-hacker.net>]

After playing with adduser, it doesn't give me an error when I add the -e
<mm/dd/yy> to the command (for example: adduser test1 -e 04/12/00)
When I examine the account further, there is no evidence that the expiration
date was set....

Thanks,

Eric


On Tue, 11
Apr 2000, you wrote: > Caldera, yeah...that's what I meant.  I saw OL and
thought OpenLinux, > but didn't associate it with Caldera.
> 
> Does adduser take a -e <expire_date> parameter?  
> 
> Eric F Crist wrote:
> > 
> > Well, I did find an adduser command, but there is now man entry for it.  It
> > appears to only create new accounts, doesn't even create/prompt for a password.
> >  By the way: COL is Caldera Open Linux.
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Eric
> > 
> > On Tue, 11 Apr 2000, you wrote: >
> > Hmm..how about adduser?  Not familiar with Corel.  It's just going in > the
> > GCOS field I believe.  There's probably tons of docs on the 'net on > how to do
> > this.  I've never done it myself so I'm not real sure.  I just > know it's
> > possible. >
> > > Eric F Crist wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Still can't find it, the man passwd (5) doesn't contain anything regarding the
> > > > -l option for passwd.  I'm using COL, and there is no useradd command....
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Eric
> > > >
> > > > On
> > > > Tue, 11 Apr 2000, you wrote: > man 5 passwd
> > > > > or man useradd ...I think useradd prompts you for account expiration
> > > > > dates and such.
> > > > >
> > > > > Eric F Crist wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Could you please give me the How-To or the man page that describes this
> > > > > > functionality for me?  I've not had much luck finding any documentation on it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Eric
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Tue, 11 Apr 2000, you wrote: > Linux supports this automagically.  There's a
> > > > > > bunch of fields in passwd > that allow you to specify how long the account is
> > > > > > good for, etc. >
> > > > > > > Otherwise you can run passwd -l to lock and passwd -u to unlock the
> > > > > > > account.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Eric F Crist wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hey, I belong to an org out of NC, (EUA), but I personally live in Minnesota.
> > > > > > > > I am currently allowing certain members of the org shell accounts to my linux
> > > > > > > > box and wanted to know if there was freeware or a script available to disable
> > > > > > > > accounts after a certain date, or something along those line.  If any of you
> > > > > > > > run an ISP and use *nix, could you tell me what sort of program you currently
> > > > > > > > use to control such things?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Eric
> > > > > > > > -- From:  Eric F Crist Nickname: MnSlinky
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