Hi,

Is there a way to query SSH periodically in order to obtain a list of
users whose password is about to expire in x number of days?

Thanks,

Van Smith

vsmith23@gmail.com writes:

> Hi,
>
> Is there a way to query SSH periodically in order to obtain a list of
> users whose password is about to expire in x number of days?

This is much more a function of the operating system of the machines
involved and the authentication means used than it is of ssh.

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Todd H.
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On 2007-09-13, vsmith23@gmail.com <vsmith23@gmail.com> wrote:

> Is there a way to query SSH periodically in order to obtain a list of
> users whose password is about to expire in x number of days?

You want to query the OS, not SSH.

Details depend on the OS, but may involve options to the passwd command
and/or numbers in the /etc/shadow file.

Whether password expiry is worth having is another matter -
I think it usually isn't.

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all mail refused wrote:
> Whether password expiry is worth having is another matter -
> I think it usually isn't.

It can actually reduce security, since people being forced to change
their password before they can get some work done are increasingly
likely to pick weak passwords and reuse them from other services.

I agree with Bruce Schneier on this issue: Pick strong,random passwords,
allow one paper copy of them, but encourage users to treat the written
down password like a credit card. And don't expire them.