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Subject: Re: [ADMIN] How do I force users to change their password?
From: Chander Ganesan <chander () otg-nc ! com>
Date: 2008-05-23 16:43:42
Message-ID: 4836F43E.4050607 () otg-nc ! com
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Blakely, Jerel (Mission Systems) wrote:
>
> The only setting I see is an account expire, but I do not want to lock
> the people out of the accounts.
> I just want to force each user to set a new password on minimum
> intervals.
>
> Does Postgres have a way to require users to change their passwords
> every 90 days for example, with out locking the account and forcing an
> admin to go in and update it?
>
>
I think the best you could do would be to tie authentication into some
external system that requires a password change after a specified
interval. This can be accomplished with LDAP, Kerberos, or PAM.
However, I don't think that the native mechanism will allow you to do
what you are trying to accomplish.
--
Chander Ganesan
Open Technology Group, Inc.
One Copley Parkway, Suite 210
Morrisville, NC 27560
919-463-0999/877-258-8987
http://www.otg-nc.com
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expire, but I do not want to lock the people out of the accounts.</font>
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<font face="Arial" size="2">I just want to force each user to set a
new password on minimum intervals.</font>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2">Does Postgres have a way to require
users to change their passwords every 90 days for example, with out
locking the account and forcing an admin to go in and update it?</font></p>
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I think the best you could do would be to tie authentication into some
external system that requires a password change after a specified
interval. This can be accomplished with LDAP, Kerberos, or PAM.
However, I don't think that the native mechanism will allow you to do
what you are trying to accomplish.<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Chander Ganesan
Open Technology Group, Inc.
One Copley Parkway, Suite 210
Morrisville, NC 27560
919-463-0999/877-258-8987
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.otg-nc.com">http://www.otg-nc.com</a></pre>
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