[Samba] maximum password age

[nik600]

On 12/19/05, simo wrote:
>
> On lun, 2005-12-19 at 13:37 +0100, nik600 wrote:
> > i've tried to set the maximum age of passwords with:
> >
> > root at servlan:~# pdbedit -P "maximum password age" -C 8035200
> > account policy value for maximum password age was 8035200
> > account policy value for maximum password age is now 8035200
>
> > as you can see Password must change: Fri, 13 Dec 1901 21:45:51 GMT is
> wrong!
> > what can i do to set the password max age?
>
> The maximum password age is a server setting, not a specific user
> setting.
>
> It tells the server how to calculate the Password must change field
> when, and _only_ when the user password is changed.
>
> When the user changes it's password, the Password must change field is
> calculated as current time + maximum password age seconds.
>
> Changing the maximum password age setting will not change any existing
> user Password must change field. You either need to force a user to
> change his password or edit the password must change field by yourself.
>
> This is hot NT has been designed, and is also the only sane way it can
> work.
>
> Simo.


thanks for your reply but i've tried to change the password and the value
 Password must change doesn't change!