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#1 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 06:29 PM

Is there a way to check the last time a unix users password was
changed? Pressuming I'm logged in as that user, but don't have root to
the server?

Thanks.

#2 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 06:30 PM

Hi,

Is the system Trusted?

BB
<jason@cyberpine.com> wrote in message
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> Is there a way to check the last time a unix users password was
> changed? Pressuming I'm logged in as that user, but don't have root to
> the server?
>
> Thanks.

#3 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 06:30 PM

"BB" <ccc@caraudio.com> wrote in message news:<jPidnTLp6pbHpsbcRVn-iA@rogers.com>...
> Hi,
>
> Is the system Trusted?
>
no.

#4 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 06:30 PM

Hi,

There is no way to check last modification time of the specific user under
not trusted system.
Actually, it is not accurate thing under the trusted system but we can just
guess the time.
Because the /etc/passwd file is modified when there is something changed
such as home directory, shell, and also including password. So, it's
impossible to check accurate time.

<jason@cyberpine.com> wrote in message
news:ef0a04d7.0409291313.54fe450e@posting.google.c om...
> Is there a way to check the last time a unix users password was
> changed? Pressuming I'm logged in as that user, but don't have root to
> the server?
>
> Thanks.

#5 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 06:30 PM

jason@cyberpine.com wrote:

> Is there a way to check the last time a unix users password was
> changed? Pressuming I'm logged in as that user, but don't have root to
> the server?
>
> Thanks.

Jason,

Try using:

# passwd -s <username>

If Password Aging is enabled for "username", then it will display
information about when the password was last changed.

If the system isn't configured to use Password Aging, then there isn't a
way to tell when the password was last changed (nor a need to know, for
that matter)...

Hope that helps...

--
Steve Hamilton
Beechglen Development

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