password expire date removing for linux

Question

i have below commands am using it for removing expire date for my user at unix it's working but for linux it's not working below example is for unix if anyone have a linux command like this i'll be thankful

root@servername>passwd -s user
user    PS    05/13/15          84
root@servername>passwd -x -1 user
passwd: password information changed for user

before

username:$md5$Dtj/7tJf$$VY7qJE2us6ODX/2xLUGAS:16568::84::::

after

username:$md5$Dtj/7tJf$$VY7qJE2us6ODX/2xLUGAS:16548::::::

David C. Rankin · Answer 1 · 2021-12-14T20:35:09.933

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You need the usermod command:

usermod -e -1 $USER

Where -1 serves as the argument to -e.

To remove the expire date.

The expiration date parameter can be empty. (but not missing when the -e option is used) The -e, --expiredate EXPIRE_DATE option is described as follows in man 8 usermod:

An empty EXPIRE_DATE argument will disable the expiration of the account.

The issue being on how you interpret "empty". Both forms, -e or --expiredate= will accept an empty argument. Those being:

  -e ''

or

  --expiredate=

With thanks to @alx

edited Dec 14 '21 at 20:35

answered Jun 11 '15 at 01:07

David C. Rankin

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You can also use `chage` command but I think `usermod` will be more portable – Samar Jun 11 '15 at 01:08
You can actually pass an empty argument to the `-e` option: a) `usermod -e '' $USER;` or b) `usermod --expiredate= $USER;`. – alx - recommends codidact Dec 14 '21 at 10:11
@alx - well played. Answer updated to reflect the forms of `empty` arguments accepted. – David C. Rankin Dec 14 '21 at 20:35

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 11 '15 at 01:24

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chage -I -1 -m 0 -M 99999 -E -1 username

answered Jun 11 '15 at 01:24

Bijan Hoomand

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