passwd –e username command fails with bad argument error message

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Getting following error message while using '-e' option with 'passwd' command in RHEL 5.11:
# passwd -e username
passwd: bad argument -e: unknown option

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x
  • passwd

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase of over 48,000 articles and solutions.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In
Close

Welcome! Check out the Getting Started with Red Hat page for quick tours and guides for common tasks.