Ok, pretty simple question, but I'm a pretty simple guy.  As root, I
want to set a user's password.  What is the best way to do this?  I am
running Mandrake 8.2 i586.  Thanks -

D. Alvarado wrote:
> Ok, pretty simple question, but I'm a pretty simple guy.  As root, I
> want to set a user's password.  What is the best way to do this?  I am
> running Mandrake 8.2 i586.  Thanks -

As root you do it with:   passwd username
As the user if the user has permission to change his/her 
password:   passwd   # then enter password

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D. Alvarado wrote:

> Ok, pretty simple question, but I'm a pretty simple guy.  As root, I
> want to set a user's password.  What is the best way to do this?  I am
> running Mandrake 8.2 i586.  Thanks -

See passwd(1) in the manual.

simply put:

% passwd username

if you are root, it will not prompt you
for the old password.  If you are not
root, it will only you to change you own
password, not matter what you type
for "username".  If you are root, you
can change anyone's.


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ingenious" - A. Bloch

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 D. Alvarado <laredotornado@zipmail.com> wrote:
> Ok, pretty simple question, but I'm a pretty simple guy.  As root, I
> want to set a user's password.  What is the best way to do this?  I am
> running Mandrake 8.2 i586.  Thanks -


passwd username

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laredotornado@zipmail.com (D. Alvarado) writes:

]Ok, pretty simple question, but I'm a pretty simple guy.  As root, I
]want to set a user's password.  What is the best way to do this?  I am
]running Mandrake 8.2 i586.  Thanks -

passwd username

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In message <qD81c.143138$QM4.1817745@weber.videotron.net>, Alan Browne 
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