1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cloudinit/distros/__init__.py b/cloudinit/distros/__init__.py
index 00bdee3d..2ec79577 100644
--- a/cloudinit/distros/__init__.py
+++ b/cloudinit/distros/__init__.py
@@ -591,6 +591,13 @@ class Distro(object):
             util.logexc(LOG, 'Failed to disable password for user %s', name)
             raise e
 
+    def expire_passwd(self, user):
+        try:
+            util.subp(['passwd', '--expire', user])
+        except Exception as e:
+            util.logexc(LOG, "Failed to set 'expire' for %s", user)
+            raise e
+
     def set_passwd(self, user, passwd, hashed=False):
         pass_string = '%s:%s' % (user, passwd)
         cmd = ['chpasswd']