PAM modules clearing pwexpire field without prompting for new PW

James F.Hranicky jfh at cise.ufl.edu
Wed Mar 26 07:30:09 EST 2003


I tracked down the source of the pwexpire "clearing" problem when a 
PAM module allows a user with an expired password to log in without 
prompting them for the new one: the module was simply re-using the
original password to effect the password change, leaving the user 
with the same password and clearing the expired field. A policy with
a password history thwarts this behavior.

Sorry for the confusion.

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