Mastering Linux Security and Hardening - Second Edition

Setting expiry data on a per-account basis with chage

You would only use chage to modify existing accounts, and you would use it for setting either an account expiration or a password expiration. Here are the relevant option switches:

Option	Explanation
-d	If you use the -d 0 option on someone's account, you'll force the user to change his or her password on their next login.
-E	This is equivalent to the lowercase -e for useradd or usermod. It sets the expiration date for the user account.
-I	This is equivalent to -f for useradd or usermod. It sets the number of days before an account with an expired password will be locked out.
-m	This sets the minimum number of days between password changes. In other words, if Charlie ...