Changing root password?

[ehorne-zY4eFNvK5D9If6P1QZMOBw at public.gmane.org (Bill Horne)]

Derek Atkins wrote:
> Scott Ehrlich <srehrlich-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> writes:
>
>   
>> I do NOT want to prompted for verification of the new password, which
>> is now Windows' net user option works.   net user account_of_person
>> new_password (all in clear text) and the password is changed, no
>> verification of new password.
>>
>> My goal is to NOT be prompted for verification of the new password.
>> Just type it once and it takes.  Maybe I should have stated that
>> earlier.
>>     
>
> Try this (as root):
> (echo new_pass; echo new_pass) | passwd --stdin user
>
> see passwd(1)
>   

The "--stdin" option didn't work under Debian, but the passwd _did_ take 
when I used the command with no options, e.g.,

(echo new_pass; echo new_pass) | passwd my_users_name

HTH.

Bill

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