7.4. Enabling the ipa-epn.timer to send an email to all users whose passwords are expiring
Follow this procedure to use ipa-epn.timer to run the Expiring Password Notification (EPN) tool to send emails to users whose passwords are expiring. The ipa-epn.timer parses the epn.conf file and sends an email to users whose passwords are expiring within the defined future date ranges configured in that file.
Prerequisites
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The
ipa-client-epnpackage is installed. See Installing the Expiring Password Notification tool -
Customize the
ipa-epnemail template if required. See Modifying the Expiring Password Notification email template
Procedure
Start the
ipa-epn.timer:# systemctl start ipa-epn.timerOnce you start the timer, by default, the EPN tool is run every day at 1 a.m.