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How to lock a user's account

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Nakis

Nakis

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Jun 5, 2002
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Hi all.
I need a command to enable root to prevent specific users from logging into the AIX system (i.e. lock their account) and then a command to enable them back. I don't want to use smit.
Is there any way?


Thank you so much
 
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try this

chuser account_locked=true user_name
 
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