# salt.modules.shadow

Manage the shadow file

`salt.modules.shadow.` `default_hash`()

  Returns the default hash used for unset passwords

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' shadow.default_hash

`salt.modules.shadow.` `info`(name)

  Return information for the specified user

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' shadow.info root

`salt.modules.shadow.` `set_date`(name, date)

  sets the value for the date the password was last changed to the epoch (January 1, 1970). See man chage.

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' shadow.set_date username 0

`salt.modules.shadow.` `set_inactdays`(name, inactdays)

  Set the number of days of inactivity after a password has expired before the account is locked. See man chage.

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' shadow.set_inactdays username 7

`salt.modules.shadow.` `set_maxdays`(name, maxdays)

  Set the maximum number of days during which a password is valid. See man chage.

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' shadow.set_maxdays username 90

`salt.modules.shadow.` `set_mindays`(name, mindays)

  Set the minimum number of days between password changes. See man chage.

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' shadow.set_mindays username 7

`salt.modules.shadow.` `set_password`(name, password, use_usermod=False)

  Set the password for a named user. The password must be a properly defined hash. The password hash can be generated with this command:

  `python -c "import crypt; print crypt.crypt('password', '\$6\$SALTsalt')"`

  `SALTsalt` is the 8-character crpytographic salt. Valid characters in the salt are `.`, `/`, and any alphanumeric character.

  Keep in mind that the $6 represents a sha512 hash, if your OS is using a different hashing algorithm this needs to be changed accordingly

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' shadow.set_password root '$1$UYCIxa628.9qXjpQCjM4a..'

`salt.modules.shadow.` `set_warndays`(name, warndays)

  Set the number of days of warning before a password change is required. See man chage.

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' shadow.set_warndays username 7

Current Salt release: 0.17.1

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