Why should we expire a locked account for totally prevent to access?

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Note: if you wish to lock the account (not only access with a
 password), you should also set the EXPIRE_DATE to 1.


Why should we expire a locked account to totally prevent access to the account? What will happen if I do not expire a locked account?






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    Why should we expire a locked account to totally prevent access to the account? What will happen if I do not expire a locked account?






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      Note: if you wish to lock the account (not only access with a
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      Why should we expire a locked account to totally prevent access to the account? What will happen if I do not expire a locked account?






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      Note: if you wish to lock the account (not only access with a
       password), you should also set the EXPIRE_DATE to 1.


      Why should we expire a locked account to totally prevent access to the account? What will happen if I do not expire a locked account?






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          usermod -L actually only locks the user's password, so user still is able to login using other methods for example using a ssh session.



          But if you set the EXPIRE_DATE to 1 the account will be expired entirely and the user is not able to use it in any way.






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            usermod -L actually only locks the user's password, so user still is able to login using other methods for example using a ssh session.



            But if you set the EXPIRE_DATE to 1 the account will be expired entirely and the user is not able to use it in any way.






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              usermod -L actually only locks the user's password, so user still is able to login using other methods for example using a ssh session.



              But if you set the EXPIRE_DATE to 1 the account will be expired entirely and the user is not able to use it in any way.






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                usermod -L actually only locks the user's password, so user still is able to login using other methods for example using a ssh session.



                But if you set the EXPIRE_DATE to 1 the account will be expired entirely and the user is not able to use it in any way.






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                usermod -L actually only locks the user's password, so user still is able to login using other methods for example using a ssh session.



                But if you set the EXPIRE_DATE to 1 the account will be expired entirely and the user is not able to use it in any way.







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