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Checking User ID Password Expiration

To check when the password for a particular user ID will expire, use the GETPWEXP command. You can use this command in conjunction with the strategies for managing passwords as described in Managing Inactive Directory Entries.

The GETPWEXP command reports the following types of information about a user ID’s password expiration:

• Whether a password is set for no expiration
• The date and the number of days until a password will expire
• The date and the number of days since a password expired

You may want to give all users authority to use this command so that they can manage their own passwords, changing the passwords before they expire. Additionally, you can use the GETPWEXP command in an EXEC to automatically report information about user ID password expiration.

Note: For information about using this command and the contents of its display, see GETPWEXP Command in the chapter "Command Reference" in the Reference Guide.