04-30-2009
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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I want to append password into /etc/shadow file using a shell script.
My below script does add the users to both /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow but how can I add the hordcoded passwords to /etc/shadow file can some one help me ?
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have a script which connects to database. I want user to input user name and password but dont want the password characters to be displayed on screen. How can i accept input from user in encrypted form. (2 Replies)
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I have below line from the config file
$__MR_CONFIG = 'userinput';
I want to get the value from the user for the "userinput" and then append the full line to another file.
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
I am writing a script that can automatically login to Storage CAM console. i use this command,
./sscs login -u user -h localhost.
at that time it will prompt for password, is it possible for store password in a file and supply it when it waits for password.
Thanks in advance.
Regards
SK (1 Reply)
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi guys,
I am using Solaris 10 and we install IBM OnDemand server there. there's a command called arsload that we use to load document and query document too. I need to write a script to query document but when querying document, this command prompt for username then password.
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
Ok, I have a script with a commandline option that allows the user to add a custom function to the script file. I have tried everything in my limited knowledge of sed to get this to work and keep coming up short. I need sed to search for a line starting with a pattern, I've got that part so far,... (0 Replies)
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7. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
im writing a start/stop script for a web instance (solaris) .
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have the a group file and my ftp group line looks like this
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi Team,
Pls help to get the desired output.
I have a input like below
nodecount=10
host=na7-db1-1-chi
nodecount can be 10 or 8 based on this we need a output (in single line) like below
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10. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello
Sorry for the question..
i would like to make a script for OS X that allow me to change the password for a user account.
i have to use this script on several iMac with the same user/password.
i want to store the passwords inside the script, no security problems involved.
the... (9 Replies)
Discussion started by: araan87
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
lpasswd
lpasswd(8) System Manager's Manual lpasswd(8)
NAME
lpasswd - Change group or user password
SYNOPSIS
lpasswd [OPTION]... [name]
DESCRIPTION
Changes password of user or group name.
If the name argument is not provided, username of the invoking user is used; the name argument is ignored if lpasswd is run set-uid to a
different user.
Entering an empty password (by pressing Enter) aborts the password setting operation.
OPTIONS
-F, --plainpassword-fd=fd
Read password from file descriptor fd, terminated by end of file, '
' or '
'.
-f, --password-fd=fd
Read password hash from file descriptor fd, terminated by end of file, '
' or '
'.
-g, --group
Change password of group name. By default the password of user name is changed.
-i, --interactive
Ask all questions when connecting to the user database, even if default answers are set up in libuser configuration.
-P, --plainpassword=password
Set the password to password. Note that the password can be viewed while running lpasswd using tools such as ps(1).
-p, --password=encrypted
Set the password to the password represented by the hash encrypted. Note that the hash can be viewed while running lpasswd using
tools such as ps(1).
EXIT STATUS
The exit status is 0 on success, nonzero on error.
libuser Jan 12 2005 lpasswd(8)