Configure the Local User Password Expiration Policy of the HCX Connector Appliance for Cross Cloud Mobility for VMware Cloud Foundation

For local users of the HCX Connector appliance, you configure the password expiration policy on a per-user basis.

Table 1. Default Password Expiration Policy for the HCX Connector Appliance
Local User	Setting	Default	Description
root	`maxdays`	`99999`	Maximum number of days between password change
	`mindays`	`0`	Minimum number of days between password change
	`warndays`	`7`	Number of days of warning before a password expires
admin	`maxdays`	`-1`	Maximum number of days between password change
	`mindays`	`-1`	Minimum number of days between password change
	`warndays`	`-1`	Number of days of warning before a password expires

Procedure

Log in to the HCX Connector at <hcx_connector_fqdn>:22 as admin by using a Secure Shell (SSH) client.
Switch to the root user by running the command.
```
su -
```
Change the value of the maximum number of days between password change by running the following command.
```
chage --maxdays <your_value> root
```
Change the value of the minimum number of days between password change by running the following command.
```
chage --mindays <your_value> root
```
Change the value of the number of days of warning before the password expires by running the following command.
```
chage --warndays <your_value> root
```
Repeat the procedure for the admin account.