Re: Password trouble

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On Mon, 24 Feb 2020 11:40:01 -0700, Joe Zeff wrote:

> On 02/24/2020 11:23 AM, Beartooth wrote:
>> 	useradd -h as root got me nothing that seemed to enable even root
>> to edit a user's data. (I tried -p and -u.) Can I do it??
> 
> Try this: first, use su - to become root.  Then, as root:
> 
> passwd $USERNAME
> 
> This will (or at least should) allow you to change the user's password
> without needing to know the old one.

	Well, I tried it:

# passwd $xxxx
Changing password for user root.
New password: 

	IOW, when I actually gave it one, it changed *root's* password, 
and I had to change that back. That's worse.
-- 
Beartooth Staffwright, Not Quite Clueless Power User
Remember I know little (precious little!) of where up is.
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