as root: passwd --stdin user < file-containing-new-password
be reminded that this isn't secure i hope this helps mac borje wrote: > hi everyone, > > Iam try to automate changing password on a curtain user on a ubuntu > box coz passwd is a interactive program that will ask a password then > ask again to retype. it is very helpful if some will tell me how to > issue a single command to change password that will replaces the entry > on the /etc/shadow coz i have a program the will grep that and inject > on pearl script to have a deployment program for new password on the > offline box. > > have a nice day > ~mac > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
