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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
System Settings
Account and Access Control
Protect Accounts by Restricting Password-Based Login
Set Password Expiration Parameters
Set Root Account Password Maximum Age
Set Root Account Password Maximum Age
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Set Root Account Password Maximum Age
Medium Severity
Configure the root account to enforce a
-day maximum password lifetime restriction by running the following command:
$ sudo chage -M
root