Configuring Password Expiration for the visionems User

This procedure configures the appliance to limit the age of the password for the visionems user to 90 days.

Procedure Requirements

1. This procedure must be executed from the appliance console.
2. This procedure must be executed as the visionems user. To execute this procedure, you must know the account’s credentials.

Procedure Steps

1. Log in to the appliance console as the visionems user.

2. At the Skylight prompt, enter: shell
   You are brought to the appliance’s OS-level shell.

3. Enter the user ID and password for the visionems user.

4. Enter: sudo bash

5. Enter the visionems password.

6. Enter: chage --mindays 1 --inactive -1 --maxdays 90 --warndays 7 visionems

7. Validate the changes by entering:
   chage -l visionems
   You should see an output similar to the following: