shane c branch said: [snip] > 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 As I understand it, OpenSSH doesn't work with password expiration: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=83585 http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=103477701325912&w=2 -- William Hooper