10-18-2004
useradd
Hi.
due to some needs i gave a user the premission to use useradd command with sudo.
i want to know if there is a way to let him set the initial password, without giving him the premission to use passwd command as root (sudo).
maybe a way to set a default password for all the new users that created????
BTW - im using sun-solaris 8.
Dori
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vipw(1M) vipw(1M)
NAME
vipw - edit the password file
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
edits the password file while setting the appropriate locks, and does any necessary processing after the password file is unlocked. If the
password file is already being edited, you will be told to try again later. The editor is used unless the environment variable indicates
an alternate editor.
performs a number of consistency checks on the password entry for and does not allow a password file with an incorrectly formatted root
entry to be installed. To help reduce the possibility of leaving the system in an unbootable state, root's entry is not considered prop-
erly formatted if it has a user ID that is not zero, or if it has a shell other than or
Please refer to passwd(4) and the manual for further details of password file format.
WARNINGS
An file that is not removed when a system crashes prevents further editing of the file using after the system is rebooted. is the standard
lock used by all commands which knowingly modify
Successful execution of is not sufficient for proper system operation. To help maintain consistency with other system databases, editing
of the password file with is generally discouraged. Please use or to edit
AUTHOR
was developed by the University of California, Berkeley.
FILES
SEE ALSO
chfn(1), chsh(1), passwd(1), sam(1M), useradd(1M), usermod(1M), userdel(1M), passwd(4).
vipw(1M)