28 Oct
2008
28 Oct
'08
2:39 p.m.
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 ~]$
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-- Russ herrold