I have a server with user accounts, but I having trouble setting a way for new users to have the same password, which must be changed the first time they access the system. I consulted the redhat documentation, which says that I should create an account, set the password, then immediately expire the pw with chage command. However, this only seems to work if I use a null pw for the initial value. If I provide a value for the new pw, the user is not prompted to change the expired pw at first access attempt. Furthermore, I find that this only works when the user connects by telnet, and I would prefer to use ssh (putty). However, even with the null pw, a user connecting over putty does not get prompted for an immediate pw change. Anyone know how to fix this? regards, shane
