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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
I am using the below to random generate a password but I need to have 2 numeric characters and 6 alphabetic chars
head /dev/urandom | tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 | head -c 8 ; echo ''
6USUvqRB
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
Am trying to store the user inputs into a file, but the below code will store only the first line of the values. I need to store all the user input values which may contain one or more lines. Thanks in advance.
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
I want a script that will prompt a user to enter 10 numbers and out put them into a file. This what I have so far, but isn't working. I'm guessing it's something easy I'm not seeing. Thanks for any help.
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5. Cybersecurity
Here is my new password generation script. The attachment, swordfish.txt, is in dos format. Remember that you need to use dos2unix or flip or something to get it into unix format.
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
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I am wrinting a shell script MorningChecks.sh which will call another script StartServer.sh. But the latter script requires user's inputs to complete. I want to automate this.
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
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Begin Scipt
source MySourceFile
execute MyExecutable.exe
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
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9. Cybersecurity
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yppasswd(1) General Commands Manual yppasswd(1)
NAME
yppasswd - change password in Network Information Service (NIS)
SYNOPSIS
yppasswd [name]
DESCRIPTION
Note
If Enhanced Security is enabled on your system, use the passwd command to change your password, even if NIS is in use.
The yppasswd command lets you change your password in the Network Information Service (NIS) map, a network data base service. Only you or
the superuser can change your NIS password.
When you enter the yppasswd command, the program prompts you for the old password and then for the new password. Note that the passwords
are not displayed on the screen.
Next, the program asks you for the new password again, to verify that you have typed it correctly. If you do not type the passwords cor-
rectly, you will receive an error message after you enter the new password.
Your new NIS password must meet one of the following requirements: It must be a combination of at least six alphanumeric characters, or It
must be a minimum of four characters, with at least one being non-alphanumeric, such as a control sequence.
Note
The passwd command does not change the NIS password. This command only changes the local password file (/etc/passwd), and not the NIS mas-
ter password file.
ERRORS
Your new password does not meet the minimum length requirement. You misspelled your new password or its verification. Your new password
can not be activated. It must be different from your old password and your login name.
FILES
Password file NIS directory
SEE ALSO
passwd(1), passwd(4), ypfiles(4), yppasswdd(8)
Network Administration
yppasswd(1)