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nixcraft · #1 (**permalink**) 12-19-2006, 08:18 AM

A simple question - How do I force user set a password the first time they log in Linux server?

And here is the answer

Step # 1: Create the user called foo:

Code:

useradd foo

Step # 2: Set the password for user foo:

Code:

passwd foo

Step # 3: Now Lock the user account :

Code:

usermod -L foo

Step # 4: Next force expiration:

Code:

chage -d 0 foo

Step # 5: Finally Unlock the user account:

Code:

usermod -U foo

You can write a script for above procedure. Skip first 2 steps if user exists in system.

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