Block and unblock users on Unix and GNU/Linux

Sometimes for certain reasons we have to temporarily block an account.

GNU/Linux

To block it we must execute:

usermod -L rokitoh

To unlock it we execute:

usermod -U rokitoh

HP UX

To block it we must execute:

/usr/lbin/modprpw -l -m alock=YES rokitoh

To unlock it we execute:

/usr/lbin/modprpw -l -m alock=NO rokitoh

Ami, the other day I don't know why... a user wasn't unlocked like that and I had to do the following:

/usr/lbin/modprpw -k -l rokitoh

/usr/lbin/modprpw -v -l rokitoh

Solaris

To block it we must execute:

faillog -r -u rokitoh

either

passwd -l rokitoh

To unlock it we execute:

passwd -u username

BSD

To block it we must execute:

pw lock rokitoh

To unlock it we execute:

pw unlock rokitoh

Greetings, rokitoh!