Solaris password expiry explained with words

If we check this "passwd -sa" output:

bash-3.00# passwd -sa | egrep 'rdircio|root'
root      PS
rdircio   PS    12/21/09    14    56    14

It means that root's password never expires since it doesn't have any expiry rule. rdircio's password was last changed 12/21/09, the system won't let me change it but 14 days after 12/21/09, it will expire and need be changed 56 days after 12/21/09, i will be warned 14 days before it expires that i need to change it

Posted by rdircio