diff --git a/admin/life.c b/admin/life.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..daa6397c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/life.c
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 1997 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
+ * (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden). 
+ * All rights reserved. 
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions 
+ * are met: 
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright 
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 
+ *
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright 
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the 
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 
+ *
+ * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software 
+ *    must display the following acknowledgement: 
+ *      This product includes software developed by Kungliga Tekniska 
+ *      Högskolan and its contributors. 
+ *
+ * 4. Neither the name of the Institute nor the names of its contributors 
+ *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software 
+ *    without specific prior written permission. 
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE INSTITUTE AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND 
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE 
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE 
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE INSTITUTE OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE 
+ * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL 
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS 
+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) 
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT 
+ * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY 
+ * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF 
+ * SUCH DAMAGE. 
+ */
+
+#include "admin_locl.h"
+#include <parse_time.h>
+
+time_t 
+getlife(const char *prompt, const char *def)
+{
+    char buf[1024];
+    time_t t;
+    while(1){
+	printf("%s", prompt);
+	if(def)
+	    printf(" [%s]", def);
+	printf(": ");
+	if(fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), stdin) == NULL)
+	    return -1;
+	buf[strlen(buf) - 1] = 0;
+	if(def && buf[0] == 0) strcpy(buf, def);
+	if(strcmp(buf, "infinite") == 0 || strcmp(buf, "unlimited") == 0)
+	    return 0;
+	t = parse_time (buf, NULL);
+	if(t != -1)
+	    return t;
+	printf("Unrecognised time.\n");
+    }
+}
+
+size_t
+putlife (time_t t, char *s, size_t len)
+{
+    if (t == 0) {
+	strncpy (s, "infinite", len);
+	return strlen(s);
+    } else
+	return unparse_time (t, s, len);
+}