Expired password handling in openssh-2.5.1p1/2

[Kevin Taylor]

Dan Kaminsky wrote:
> 
> > Are there plans, or does someone have a fix, for having openssh force
> > users to change passwords when they're expired?
> >
> > Right now the program closes the connection....the commercial ssh
> > manages to exec /bin/passwd after they enter their current password.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> 
> Hmm, does PAM send back a special message when the password needs to be
> changed?
> 
> I could envision changing the user shell to /bin/passwd if PAM complains...
> 
> --Dan

Sorry, I didn't give any other useful info.

This is not using PAM, on IRIX and on Solaris systems.


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