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Old 09-06-2007
tannu tannu is offline
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set password using a shell script
Hi All

How can I set password in linux.It is OK if it display password in plain text in script.
manually i can set:
#passwd
Changing password for root
Enter new password:
Bad password: too weak.
Re-enter new password:
Password changed.
#
I want this to be done by script.Please let me know.