Our installation resets passwords on any userid not "used" for 60 days. This is a problem as we have a seperate id set up for remote users to send files via ftp. Since an ftp connection does not qualify as usage, the password is reset after 60 days. So, is there any way for us to run some type of shell scheduled from cron that could connect with an su command or maybe an rlogin? I would have to send the userid and password, and I don't know if that can be done from a shell.
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Can I login with a shell?
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what OS are you using? Different flavors allow for different user administration/configurations. Meaning you can tune the values like min passwd length, days of in-activity, bla bla bla. Yuo might be able to just push out the number of days of inactivity, if your security policies will allow for that.
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