chage

The chage command changes the number of days between password changes and the date of the last password change. This information is used by the system to determine when a user must change his/her password.

Documentation

• man 1 'chage' [EN]

Syntax

chage [PARAMETER ...] USER

Parameters

-I DAYS, --inactive DAYS

Set the number of DAYS of inactivity after a password has expired before the account is locked. The DAYS option is the number of days of inactivity. A user whose account is locked must contact the system administrator before being able to use the system again.

Passing the number -1 as the DAYS will remove an account's inactivity.

-l, --list

Show account aging information.