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1. Forum Support Area for Unregistered Users & Account Problems
I was unable to login and so used the "Forgotten Password' process. I was sent a NEWLY-PROVIDED password and a link through which my password could be changed. The NEWLY-PROVIDED password allowed me to login.
Following the provided link I attempted to update my password to one of my own... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Rich Marton
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2. AIX
AIX 6.1
User has a password set.
It needs to be a blank password (no password).
smit passwd
enter user name
at change password and confirm password, just press ENTER
Afterwards, I could not log on with blank password or with original password.
How can I change the password to a... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: landog
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3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
When I am trying to change the password of my account. I could see the following error:
passwd: Changing password for ramu
Enter existing login password:
passwd: Sorry: less than 14 days since the last change.
Permission denied
Is anybody out there who can help me in changing my password? (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: bobby1015
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4. Solaris
Hello All,
I have several solaris boxes running Solaris 8. When changing root passwords on them, all will simply ask for the new root password to change and of course to re-type the new password. One of the systems however asks for the existing root password before it will display the new password... (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: tferrazz
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi Friends.
I am new to scripting now i want to change the root password using the script with standard password.
which is the easy scripting to learn for the beginner, Thanks in advance. (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: kurva
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi all,
I need to change the password of any user in one go.
For example in Linux we have two options :-
(echo "username:password") | chpasswd
or
echo $PASS | passwd $USER --stdin
This changes the password without prompting. Actually, I need to make a script which adds a user and... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: vikas027
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7. HP-UX
Hi all,
I need to change the password of any user in one go.
For example in Linux we have two options :-
(echo "username:password") | chpasswd
or
echo $PASS | passwd $USER --stdin
This changes the password without prompting. Actually, I need to make a script which adds a user and... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: vikas027
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8. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Hey all,
How to reset the password to a given user id ??
I used passwd commands, but now for that user there are 2 passwords. i.e the old and new passwords.
as : passwd mqcfaostt
oldpassword : pass1
new password : pass2
Confirm new password : pass2
Now, su - mqcdaostt is working for... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: varungupta
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9. HP-UX
I need change the password a two user. what're the commands to complete this requerement (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: bobangarcia
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I'm tasked to change a user's password on multiple Linux systems (RH v3). I though copying the encrypted password from one Linux /etc/shadow file to another would work but I was wrong.
The long term solution is to establish an openLDAP Directory service, but for now I'm stuck with a manual... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: benq70
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