Unlocking a User Account (CTP Menu)

Every user created in the CTP system expires after a specified time limit. If there is no user activity for a specified number of days after the expiry of the password, the user is locked out of the system. Such users can access the system only after their account is unlocked by a system administrator.

This topic describes how to unlock a user account that has been locked out because of prolonged inactivity.

1. From the Main Menu, select 5) Node Operations > 15) Unlock user account and specify the user account to be unlocked.
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   15) Unlock user account
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   Enter the user to be unlocked:
   
   Usage: chage [-l] [-m min_days] [-M max_days] [-W warn]
           [-I inactive] [-E expire] [-d last_day] user
   

   chage—Sets the password expiry information for a user.

   -l—Sets the expiry information for an account.

   -m—Sets the minimum number of days that must pass before the password can be changed again. This is calculated from the date when the password was last changed.

   -M—Sets the maximum number of days after which password must be changed. This is calculated from the date when the password was last changed.

   -W—Sets the number of days before the expiry of the current password to issue password change warning. before

   -I—Sets the number of days after password expiry when the account will be locked.

   -E—Sets the password expiry date for a user. Specify date in the format MM/DD/YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD.

   -d—Sets the last day for the user to change password.

   user—User account