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authorEugene Grosbein <eugen@FreeBSD.org>2017-12-09 23:34:00 +0000
committerEugene Grosbein <eugen@FreeBSD.org>2017-12-09 23:34:00 +0000
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pw(8): correct expiration period handling and command line overrides
to preconfigured values for -e, -p and -w flags. Use non-negative symbols instead of magic values in passwd_val/pw_password functions. PR: 223431 Submitted by: Yuri Pankov (in part, patch for the manual) Reported by: mav (mentor) MFC after: 3 days Relnotes: yes
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.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd September 12, 2016
+.Dd December 10, 2017
.Dt PW 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -611,6 +611,14 @@ that the account expires.
A value of 0 suppresses automatic calculation of the expiry date.
.It Fl p Ar days
Set the default password expiration period in days.
+When
+.Fl D
+is used, the
+.Ar days
+argument is interpreted differently.
+It must be numeric and represents the number of days after creation
+that the account expires.
+A value of 0 suppresses automatic calculation of the expiry date.
.It Fl g Ar group
Set the default group for new users.
If a blank group is specified using