If a User Account is locked,which file you need to check and how do you get to

If a User Account is locked,which file you need to check and
how do you get to know at what time it has been locked.

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If a User Account is locked,which file you need to check and how do you get to know at what time it..

Answer / swamy naidu kollu

By default User account information is stored
in /etc/passwd & /etc/shadow file. So have to
edit /etc/shadow file and delete the *LK* for that
particular user password mapped in /etc/shadow.

or

unlock it using

#passwd -u <user name>

or

#passwd <user name>
Newpasswd:*******
Re-enter:*******
==================================================
With regards to logs depends on what naming service you are
using ( NIS or LDAP). You can check them in the log files
at what time the user account was locked.

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Answer / arun

You can try the above solution...

And one more command is last command will help you find user
information...

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If a User Account is locked,which file you need to check and how do you get to know at what time it..

Answer / icha

For NIS, you may try the directory /var/yp/ypfile, yp is an
acronym for yellow page/s

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If a User Account is locked,which file you need to check and how do you get to know at what time it..

Answer / sudas

Thank you Swamy.
Can you please share the log file location,if it is NIS or
LADAP.

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