<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!-- Copyright (c) 1990 - 1994, Julianne Frances Haugh Copyright (c) 1999 , Ben Collins Copyright (c) 2007 - 2011, Nicolas François All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 3. The name of the copyright holders or contributors may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. --> <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.5//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ <!--ENTITY CONSOLE_GROUPS SYSTEM "login.defs.d/CONSOLE_GROUPS.xml"--> <!-- A call to CONSOLE_GROUPS is linked, but not used --> <!-- SHADOW-CONFIG-HERE --> ]> <refentry id='expiry.1'> <!-- $Id$ --> <refmeta> <refentrytitle>expiry</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> <refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">User Commands</refmiscinfo> <refmiscinfo class="source">shadow-utils</refmiscinfo> <refmiscinfo class="version">&SHADOW_UTILS_VERSION;</refmiscinfo> </refmeta> <refnamediv id='name'> <refname>expiry</refname> <refpurpose>check and enforce password expiration policy</refpurpose> </refnamediv> <!-- body begins here --> <refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'> <cmdsynopsis> <command>expiry</command> <arg choice='plain'> <replaceable>option</replaceable> </arg> </cmdsynopsis> </refsynopsisdiv> <refsect1 id='description'> <title>DESCRIPTION</title> <para> The <command>expiry</command> command checks (<option>-c</option>) the current password expiration and forces (<option>-f</option>) changes when required. It is callable as a normal user command. </para> </refsect1> <refsect1 id='options'> <title>OPTIONS</title> <para> The options which apply to the <command>expiry</command> command are: </para> <variablelist remap='IP'> <varlistentry> <term><option>-c</option>, <option>--check</option></term> <listitem> <para>Check the password expiration of the current user.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><option>-f</option>, <option>--force</option></term> <listitem> <para> Force a password change if the current user has an expired password. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><option>-h</option>, <option>--help</option></term> <listitem> <para>Display help message and exit.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </refsect1> <refsect1 id='files'> <title>FILES</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><filename>/etc/passwd</filename></term> <listitem> <para>User account information.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><filename>/etc/shadow</filename></term> <listitem> <para>Secure user account information.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </refsect1> <refsect1 id='see_also'> <title>SEE ALSO</title> <para> <citerefentry> <refentrytitle>passwd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum> </citerefentry>, <citerefentry> <refentrytitle>shadow</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum> </citerefentry>. </para> </refsect1> </refentry>