default_passwd(4)                                         default_passwd(4)

NAME
     defaultpasswd - /etc/default/passwd file

DESCRIPTION
     The /etc/default/passwd file contains the default settings for the
     passwd(1) command.

FORMAT
     This format of this file is identifier=value.

CONTENTS
     MAXWEEKS
          The maximum number of weeks for which the password is valid.

     MINWEEKS
          The minimum number of weeks required between password changes.

     WARNWEEKS
          The number of weeks relative to MAXWEEKS before the password
          expires that the user will be warned.

     PASSLENGTH
          The minimum number of characters in a password.

     ADDCHECK
          If ADDCHECK=yes, additional checks are carried out for which the
          /etc/default/checkpasswd file is evaluated [refer to
          checkpasswd(4)].

DEFAULT VALUES
     MAXWEEKS=24
     MINWEEKS=0
     WARNWEEKS=1
     PASSLENGTH=4
     ADDCHECK=no

SEE ALSO
     passwd(1), checkpasswd(4).

















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