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#1 (**permalink**) 02-15-2008, 02:03 PM

I need to change a users password. It's been so long that I've
forgotten how. There are no dos around here to use, and no one has a
clue.

Thanks in advance,

Tom

#2 (**permalink**) 02-15-2008, 02:03 PM

On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 11:07:53 -0400, Tom <tsmith@eastpointcity.org>
wrote:

>I need to change a users password. It's been so long that I've
>forgotten how. There are no dos around here to use, and no one has a
>clue.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Tom

As root:
passwd <username>

man passwd(C)

Scott McMillan

#3 (**permalink**) 02-15-2008, 02:03 PM

Tom wrote:

> I need to change a users password. It's been so long that I've
> forgotten how. There are no dos around here to use, and no one has a
> clue.

If you can remember nothing else, I'd try to remember at least one of

man -k subject

scoadmin

(scoadmin assumes OSR5 of course)
or just remember google

Just my GBP 0.02 worth

#4 (**permalink**) 02-15-2008, 02:04 PM

Thanks. I found it after I sent my request...

On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 11:22:48 -0400, Scott McMillan <smcm@usa.net>
wrote:

>On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 11:07:53 -0400, Tom <tsmith@eastpointcity.org>
>wrote:
>
>>I need to change a users password. It's been so long that I've
>>forgotten how. There are no dos around here to use, and no one has a
>>clue.
>>
>>Thanks in advance,
>>
>>Tom
>
>As root:
>passwd <username>
>
>man passwd(C)
>
>
>Scott McMillan

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