password expiration

[Carlo Florendo]

Hello,

Since this is not related to cygwin, I want to try my luck here at the 
talk list.

In UNIX/Linux, the 5th field for each entry for the shadow password file 
has a field that indicates the number of days before a password *must* 
be changed.

Does this mean that if I set the entry to 1 (one), will I have to change 
the password every time before 1 day elapses?  Or, does it mean that I 
have to change it for the first time?

Thanks!

Best Regards,

Carlo

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Carlo Florendo
Astra Philippines Inc.
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