def set_date(name, date, root=None):
    '''
    Sets the value for the date the password was last changed to days since the
    epoch (January 1, 1970). See man chage.

    name
        User to modify

    date
        Date the password was last changed

    root
        Directory to chroot into

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' shadow.set_date username 0
    '''
    return _set_attrib(name, 'lstchg', date, '-d', root=root, validate=False)