Password In HPUX

1) # passwd <user name> : To reset the password for an user.

2) # passwd -f <user name> : Force the user to change password on next login.

3) # passwd -x <days> : Set the Password Max age.

4) # logins -x -l <user name> : View the password aging.

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How To Find The HW Address of a LAN Card- Linux

1) # lspci  | grep -i ethernet : To get the HW Address of the Ethernet Cable.

Changing max_logname in AIX

The below command shows how to change the MAXLOGNAME in AIX.

You need reboot the server for the changes to get effective:

# chdev -l sys0 -a max_logname=9
sys0 changed
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# mkuser australi

3004-694 Error adding "australia" : Name is too long.
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After rebooting the server:

# uptime
  11:28AM   up 12 mins,  1 user,  load average: 0.00, 0.20, 0.21
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# mkuser australi
# id australi
uid=208(australi) gid=1(staff)
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