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Old 03-24-2010
Bug Script:Change password on 1000+ servers

Hello Folks

Scenario :

I have a linux box (expect tool installed) which connects to 1000+ other boxes (either Solaris or AIX or Linux ) with a specific id and password using SSH.
I now wish to write a script (Shell and/or expect and/or Python) which will change this existing password to a new password of my choice.

Issue:

I am not very good at this tool : expect and i am not sure how do i achieve it via shell script.

I need guidance/advice/help over how to get this done.

Regards
Abhi
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Old 03-24-2010
my first google hit:
Using expect to automate password change as nested shell within bash script : expect, bash, password, script, change

there is also a complete tool for this called "passmass" which can be found here:
http://expect.nist.gov/example/passmass

maybe two good starting points!
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