On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 7:46 PM, Tom Brown <tom at ng23.net> wrote: > Hi > > 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? Can use: passwd -S username It will give either: username PS 2008-10-28 0 9999 7 -1 (Password set, MD5 Crypt) or when locked: username LK 2008-10-28 0 9999 7 -1 (Password locked) I'm sure there's other way.