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# 1  
Old 09-04-2007
changing unix user password using script
Hi sir,
i need help in scripting..
i have 30 users like below

eda01
eda02
eda03
eda04
.....
......
eda30


I want to reset all users password start with eda01 until eda30 to default password 1234

how do i do this using script,
i dunt want system prompt me for password..

i am using AIX 5
can anyone help me plz?
thanks in advance
regards,
Mani
# 2  
Old 09-04-2007
are all these users on one client or multiple clients?
# 3  
Old 09-04-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by deaconf19
are all these users on one client or multiple clients?
same client
# 4  
Old 09-04-2007
it is very easy task, if you will use expect tool

read my topic here https://www.unix.com/aix/42467-proble...xpect-eof.html

but i have problems with it, maybe it will work on your machine :-)
# 5  
Old 09-04-2007
use expect script :
Code:
#!/usr/local/bin/expect

set timeout -1 
spawn passwd [lindex $argv 0]
set password 1234
expect "*password:*"
sleep 1
send "$password\r"
expect "*password again:*"
sleep 1
send "$password\r"
expect eof

call the script like :

Code:
for ((i=1; i<=30; i++)) do changepass.tcl eda$i; done

# 6  
Old 09-05-2007
command not found for expect,i think my AIX 5.3 is not installed with expect,so any other suggestion without install it
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