Incorrect Last password change displayed by chage

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Issue

  • Last password change date displayed by chage is incorrect.

    # passwd bob
    Changing password for user bob.
    New password: 
    Retype new password: 
    passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
    
    # date
    Sun May  9 09:50:09 AEST 2021                                              <<<<<=====
    
    # chage -l bob
    Last password change                                  : May 08, 2021       <<<<<=====
    Password expires                                      : never
    Password inactive                                     : never
    Account expires                                       : never
    Minimum number of days between password change        : 0
    Maximum number of days between password change        : 99999
    Number of days of warning before password expires     : 7
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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