tldr/pages/linux/chage.md

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chage

Change user account and password expiry information. More information: https://manned.org/chage.

  • List password information for the user:

chage --list {{username}}

  • Enable password expiration in 10 days:

sudo chage --maxdays {{10}} {{username}}

  • Disable password expiration:

sudo chage --maxdays {{-1}} {{username}}

  • Set account expiration date:

sudo chage --expiredate {{YYYY-MM-DD}} {{username}}

  • Force user to change password on next log in:

sudo chage --lastday {{0}} {{username}}