Bug#304934: [Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#304934: passwd: please add command line option to override PASS_MAX_DAYS

[Alexander Gattin]

severity 304934 normal
tags 304934 confirmed
retitle 304934 [ALEXANDER] passwd: -e option should override PASS_MAX_DAYS (from /etc/login.defs)
thanks

Hi!

On Sat, Apr 16, 2005 at 06:54:04PM +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
> when PASS_MAX_DAYS is set in login.defs, useradd creates accounts that
> expires. This causes adduser to create _system_ accounts that expire,
> which is bad.

Thanks for reporting this. I think it is a bug (thus
changing severity).

> Please provide a command line option for useradd so that adduser can
> tell useradd to create a non-expiring account.

I think "-e" option should just have higher priority
than PASS_MAX_DAYS.

I need to check upstream for its behaviour regarding -e
option and would also be glad to hear Tomasz's opinion
on the matter.

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WBR,
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