Re: [Cpu-users] shadowLastchange

[Thorsten K. <ku...@su...>]

On Tue, May 07, Jolet, John wrote:

> When a cpu usermod -P username is done, it updates shadowLastchange in my
> ldap repository.  I was under the impression that that was seconds since
> epoch, but the numbers it's putting in there are only 5 digits.  I need to
> translate that number out to check password ageing...what, exactly is being
> put in that field?

From shadow.5 manual page:

"Days since Jan 1, 1970 that password was last changed"

  Thorsten

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