Tag Archives: password

Set Password Not to Expire for a User
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Posted on December 15, 2011 by

If you have your passwords set to expire automatically on your system for security reasons, there may be times when you want an account who’s password doesn’t expire (such as if you are using a cert or if you have … Continue reading →

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Linux / UNIX Automatically Log BASH / TCSH / SSH Users Out After a Period of Inactivity
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Posted on December 6, 2011 by

This is great to make sure that people are not signing in and leaving their connection open.  Who knows who can come over and start using that already authenticated connection? Linux / UNIX Automatically Log BASH / TCSH / SSH Users Out … Continue reading →

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Linux: Force Users To Change Their Passwords Upon First Login
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Posted on December 6, 2011 by

This is a great way to setup accounts so that you know that the password you provided will be sure to go. chage -d 0 {user-name} # chage -d 0 tom Linux: Force Users To Change Their Passwords Upon First … Continue reading →

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Keepass Droid App
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Posted on September 23, 2011 by

When you deal with a lot of computers and networks you have a very large list of passwords you need to remember.  You can set them all the same but that would be a security risk, all you would need … Continue reading →

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