[geeks] Mandatory password changes

Charles Shannon Hendrix shannon at widomaker.com
Mon Dec 11 12:57:34 CST 2006


Mon, 11 Dec 2006 @ 10:44 -0500, Sandwich Maker said:

> fault the company for not setting -minimum- password age.  when i was
> at bell labs password expiry was 90 days, but after you changed it
> you had to wait 14 days before the system would allow you to change it
> again.  this ability is built in to all sV-based unices at least.

...which makes them get out their postit notes again.

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