How do I make global user attribute changes

[linmatt]

I need to be able to update 200+ user account attributes on SCO 5.5 OpenServer, attributes such as password expiary timeouts, password length, password change intervals, etc. Is there a way I can do this globally rather than one at a time in SCOAdmin? I have to change a number of attributes in all accounts. I know the attributes are held in seperate files for each user in /etc, but scoadmin also has a system section with access to passwd.dfl, but changing the attributes in there has no effect. Does Webmin run ok on Sco? I've used it on my Linux servers for ages, but Sco is a bit different. Any help appreciated, I haven't got loads of spare time for this.

Thanks

Matt

 

[stanhubble]

have a look at /etc/default/passwd
and /tcb/files/auth/[initial of username]/[username]

see also :
man passwd

Write a little shell script to update the attribute you want to change for each username in a list.
As far as webmin goes, yes it does run on SCO.
see:

http://stage.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?114221

faq219-2884

 

[linmatt]

Oh well. I was kind of hoping that there would be an easier way to do it. If a script is needed then that's what I'll have to do.

Thanks