I decided to "scratch my own itch" and submitted a PR upstream. https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/issues/219
** Bug watch added: github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/issues #219 https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/issues/219 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1822501 Title: chpasswd mishandles --root option To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/1822501/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
