Use getent (not grep shadow file).

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/localnotifypwexp b/localnotifypwexp
index e6e2ef6..29811a7 100755
--- a/localnotifypwexp
+++ b/localnotifypwexp
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ declare -r aged=21 # minimum days after expiration before admins are emailed, se
 hostname=$(hostname --fqdn)
 domainname=$(hostname --domain)
 
-# /etc/shadow is system dependent
-shadowfile="/etc/shadow"
-# fields in /etc/shadow
+# fields in shadow file (system dependent)
 declare -r last=2
 #declare -r may=3 # not used in this script
 declare -r must=4
@@ -50,10 +48,8 @@ declare -r unamefield=1
 declare -r uidmin=1000
 declare -r uidmax=65534 # exclusive
 
-# remove the hardcoded path from these progs to use them via $PATH
 # mailx is system dependent
 notifyprog="mailx"
-grepprog="grep"
 awkprog="awk"
 dateprog="date"
 
@@ -109,7 +105,7 @@ for user in $users;
 do
 
     IFS=":"
-    usershadow=$($grepprog ^$user $shadowfile)
+    usershadow=$(getent shadow $user)
 
     # make an array out of it
     usershadow=($usershadow)