29 Oct
2008
29 Oct
'08
12:06 p.m.
On Tuesday 28 October 2008, R P Herrold wrote:
On Tue, 28 Oct 2008, Tom Brown wrote:
I need to create some local users but then 'disable' that user. I know i can enable and disable the user by using usermod -L and -U but does anyone know if there is a way for me to see the current status of the user? ie locked or unlocked?
[herrold@mailhub ~]$ sudo passwd -l archive Locking password for user archive. passwd: Success [herrold@mailhub ~]$ sudo passwd -S archive archive LK 2008-07-15 0 99999 7 -1 (Password locked.) [herrold@mailhub ~]$
Worth noting is that this locking only refers to password authentication. If the user has a key in his/hers authorized_keys then they will still be able to login.
/Peter
see also: man chage
-- Russ herrold