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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd">
<refentry id='chage.1'>
<!-- $Id: chage.1.xml,v 1.15 2005/08/10 08:25:00 kloczek Exp $ -->
<!-- $Id: chage.1.xml,v 1.27 2005/10/10 17:11:22 kloczek Exp $ -->
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>chage</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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<arg choice='plain'><replaceable>user</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 id='description'>
<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
<para><command>chage</command> command changes the number of days
between password changes and the date of the last password change.
This information is used by the system to determine when a user must
change her password.
<para>
<command>chage</command> command changes the number of days between
password changes and the date of the last password change. This
information is used by the system to determine when a user must change
her password.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='options'>
<title>OPTIONS</title>
<para>
@@ -38,108 +39,117 @@
</para>
<variablelist remap='IP'>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-d</option>, <option>--lastday</option> <replaceable>LAST_DAY</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Set the number of days since January 1st, 1970 when the password
was last changed. The date may also be expressed in the format
YYYY-MM-DD (or the format more commonly used in your area).
</para>
</listitem>
<term>
<option>-d</option>, <option>--lastday</option> <replaceable>LAST_DAY</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Set the number of days since January 1st, 1970 when the password
was last changed. The date may also be expressed in the format
YYYY-MM-DD (or the format more commonly used in your area).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-E</option>, <option>--expiredate</option> <replaceable>EXPIRE_DATE</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>Set the date on which the user's account will no longer be
accessible. The <emphasis remap='I'>EXPIRE_DATE</emphasis> option
is the number of days since January 1, 1970 on which the
accounted is locked. The date may also be expressed in the
format YYYY-MM-DD (or the format more commonly used in your
area). A user whose account is locked must contact the system
administrator before being able to use the system again.
<term>
<option>-E</option>, <option>--expiredate</option> <replaceable>EXPIRE_DATE</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Set the date number of days since January 1, 1970 on which the
user's account will no longer be accessible. The date may also
be expressed in the format YYYY-MM-DD (or the format more
commonly used in your area). A user whose account is locked must
contact the system administrator before being able to use the
system again.
</para>
<para>
Passing the number <emphasis remap='I'>-1</emphasis> as the <emphasis
remap='I'>EXPIRE_DATE</emphasis> will remove an account expiration date.
</para>
</listitem>
Passing the number <emphasis remap='I'>-1</emphasis> as the
<replaceable>EXPIRE_DATE</replaceable> will remove an account
expiration date.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-I</option>, <option>--inactive</option> <replaceable>INACTIVE</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Set the number of days of inactivity after a password has
expired before the account is locked. The <emphasis
remap='I'>INACTIVE</emphasis> option is the number of days of
inactivity. A user whose account is locked must contact the system
administrator before being able to use the system again.
<term><option>-h</option>, <option>--help</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Display help message and exit.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-I</option>, <option>--inactive</option> <replaceable>INACTIVE</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Set the number of days of inactivity after a password has
expired before the account is locked. The
<replaceable>INACTIVE</replaceable> option is the number of days
of inactivity. A user whose account is locked must contact the
system administrator before being able to use the system again.
</para>
<para>
Passing the number <emphasis remap='I'>-1</emphasis> as the <emphasis
remap='I'>INACTIVE</emphasis> will remove an accounts inactivity.
</para>
</listitem>
Passing the number <emphasis remap='I'>-1</emphasis> as the
<replaceable>INACTIVE</replaceable> will remove an accounts
inactivity.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-l</option>, <option>--list</option>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
<term>
<option>-l</option>, <option>--list</option>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Show account aging information.
</para>
</listitem>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-m</option>, <option>--mindays</option> <replaceable>MIN_DAYS</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Set the minimum number of days between password changes. A value
of zero for this field indicates that the user may change her
password at any time.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-M</option>, <option>--maxdays</option> <replaceable>MAX_DAYS</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Set maximum number of days during which a password is valid.
When <emphasis remap='I'>MAX_DAYS</emphasis> plus <emphasis
remap='I'>LAST_DAY</emphasis> is less than the current day, the
user will be required to change her password before being able
to use her account. This occurence can be planned for in
advance by use of the <option>-W</option> option, which provides
the user with advance warning.
</para>
<term>
<option>-m</option>, <option>--mindays</option> <replaceable>MIN_DAYS</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Passing the number <emphasis remap='I'>-1</emphasis> as the <emphasis
remap='I'>MAX_DAYS</emphasis> will remove checking a password validation.
</para>
</listitem>
Set the minimum number of days between password changes. A value
of zero for this field indicates that the user may change her
password at any time.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-W</option>, <option>warndays</option> <replaceable>WARN_DAYS</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Set the number of days of warning before a password change is
required. The <emphasis remap='I'>WARN_DAYS</emphasis> option is
the number of days prior to the password expiring that a user
will be warned her password is about to expire.
</para>
</listitem>
<term>
<option>-M</option>, <option>--maxdays</option> <replaceable>MAX_DAYS</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Set maximum number of days during which a password is valid.
When <replaceable>MAX_DAYS</replaceable> plus
<replaceable>LAST_DAY</replaceable> is less than the current
day, the user will be required to change her password before
being able to use her account. This occurence can be planned for
in advance by use of the <option>-W</option> option, which
provides the user with advance warning.
</para>
<para>
Passing the number <emphasis remap='I'>-1</emphasis> as the
<replaceable>MAX_DAYS</replaceable> will remove checking a
password validation.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-W</option>, <option>--warndays</option> <replaceable>WARN_DAYS</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Set the number of days of warning before a password change is
required. The <replaceable>WARN_DAYS</replaceable> option is the
number of days prior to the password expiring that a user will
be warned her password is about to expire.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
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in an interactive fashion, prompting the user with the current values
for all of the fields. Enter the new value to change the field, or
leave the line blank to use the current value. The current value is
displayed between a pair of <emphasis remap='B'>[ ]</emphasis> marks.
displayed between a pair of <emphasis>[ ]</emphasis> marks.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='note'>
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to expire.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='files'>
<title>FILES</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<filename>/etc/passwd</filename>
</term>
<listitem>user account information</listitem>
<term>
<filename>/etc/passwd</filename>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>user account information</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<filename>/etc/shadow</filename>
</term>
<listitem>secure user account information</listitem>
<term>
<filename>/etc/shadow</filename>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>secure user account information</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='exit_values'>
<title>EXIT VALUES</title>
<para>
The <command>chage</command> command exits with the following values:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable>0</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>success</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable>1</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>permission denied</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable>2</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>invalid command syntax</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable>15</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>can't find the shadow password file</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='see_also'>
<title>SEE ALSO</title>
<para><citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>passwd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
<para>
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>passwd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>,
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>shadow</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
<refentrytitle>shadow</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='author'>
<title>AUTHOR</title>
<para>Julianne Frances Haugh &lt;jockgrrl@ix.netcom.com&gt;</para>