Changing root password?
Derek Atkins
warlord-DPNOqEs/LNQ at public.gmane.org
Mon Jul 27 08:39:34 EDT 2009
Scott Ehrlich <srehrlich-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> writes:
> I do NOT want to prompted for verification of the new password, which
> is now Windows' net user option works. net user account_of_person
> new_password (all in clear text) and the password is changed, no
> verification of new password.
>
> My goal is to NOT be prompted for verification of the new password.
> Just type it once and it takes. Maybe I should have stated that
> earlier.
Try this (as root):
(echo new_pass; echo new_pass) | passwd --stdin user
see passwd(1)
> Thanks.
>
> Scott
-derek
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