On Mon, Jul 08, 2002 at 12:47:07PM +0530, Kunal Shah wrote: > >I cannot try and see this now since my GNU box doesn't have a monitor. > >I work thru ssh only. BTW passwd -d user-name will work in ssh also. > >you should try this as root. > > Yes it will work. but you have to press enter for password. > how different it is from telling some one the password. > > --kunal > ---end quoted text---
Dead right here ... no difference. "passwd -d" is useful for single user stand alone boxes, and saves the password typing efforts for all the consoles. Bish -- : ####[ Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]########################### Sub : DOS to Unix conversion (#3) LOST #137 DOS text files with ^M can be cleared by pico editor. Load the dos text file in pico, Do a small edit job on it. (e.g. place a space and delete it again) .. Save .. Quit. All ^Ms gone !! ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>#################################### : ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Oh, it's good to be a geek. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
