Account Expiry Notifications in linux

#! /usr/bin/perl
####################################################################
# Description:
# This script emails a user when their:
# - password is within 14 days of expiring.
# - password is expired
#
# This script requires the following to work:
# - Each user needs a $HOME/.forward file that contains a valid
#   email address.
# - The $HOME/.forward file must be owned by the user account
#####################################################################
$HOST=`uname -n`;  chomp($HOST);
$UNIXSUPPORT="some_email@domain.com";
$epoch = int(time/(60*60*24));

open(SHADOW, "< /etc/shadow");
while (<SHADOW>) {
  ($USER, $encr_pass, $created, undef, $exp_days, undef, undef, undef)=split(/:/, $_);
  chomp($shel = `egrep "^$USER:" /etc/passwd | cut -d: -f6`);
  next if $shel =~ m(/sbin/nologin);  # we don't care about accounts w/ nologin shell
  $PASS_AGE = ($exp_days-($epoch-$created));

  if ($encr_pass =~ m{^\!\!$} || $encr_pass =~ m{^\*$}){
          $Nothing = 0; # Account is locked/password not set - skip this condition
          next;


  }elsif ($encr_pass =~ m{^\!.*$})  {
          $Nothing = 0;  # Account is administratively locked - skip this condition
          next;


  } elsif ($created eq "0" || $exp_days eq "99999")  {
          # Password aging is disabled for the account - Set the correct policy for the user
          `passwd -x 90 -w 14 $USER`;                     # password expires in 90 days/Warning 14
          `chage -d 0 $USER`;                             # Force password change on next login
           next;


  } elsif ($PASS_AGE >= 0 && $PASS_AGE <= 14)  {
          # password expires within 14 days - notify user

          $SUBJECT = "Password expiration notification for $USER from $HOST";
          &SendMail("$USER", "$SUBJECT", "

Notice:  The user account $USER will expire in $PASS_AGE days on $HOST.
Login and change the password before the expiration date or the account may be locked.

Your new password must conform to the following policies:
 - Minimum of 8 characters in length
 - Contains at least 1 special character within the first 8 characters
 - Contains at least 1 numeric character within the first 8 characters


Contact the Support Team for any further assistance.
");

         next;

  } elsif ($PASS_AGE < 0 && $PASS_AGE > -90) {
          # password is expired - notify user

          $SUBJECT = "Password expiration notification for $USER from $HOST";
          &SendMail("$USER", "$SUBJECT", "

Notice:  The user account $USER expired $PASS_AGE days ago on $HOST.
Login and change the password or the account may be locked or removed.

Your new password must conform to the following policies:
 - Minimum of 8 characters in length
 - Contains at least 1 special character within the first 8 characters
 - Contains at least 1 numeric character within the first 8 characters

Contact the Support Team for any further assistance.
");

       next;

  } elsif ($PASS_AGE < -90 ) {
          # Password has been expired for more than 90 days - lock and notify support for deletion
          `passwd -l $USER`;                             # Lock the account
          `/usr/sbin/usermod -s /sbin/nologin $USER`;    # Set a nologin shell

          $SUBJECT = "User account $USER has been expired for 90 days or more";
          &SendMail("root", "$SUBJECT", "

Notice:  The user account $USER expired $PASS_AGE days ago on $HOST.
Since the user has not changed the password, consider removing the account.
");
          next;

  }

}
close(SHADOW);
#############################################################################
### Define the subroutines below
#############################################################################

###
#1# Send a message to the user
###
sub SendMail {
  my ($to, $subject, $message) = @_;
  my $sendmail = '/usr/sbin/sendmail';
  open(MAIL, "|$sendmail -oi -t");
  print MAIL "From: $UNIXSUPPORT\n";
  print MAIL "To: $to\n";
  print MAIL "Subject: $subject\n\n";
  print MAIL "$message\n";
  close(MAIL);
}