On Mon, 24 Feb 2020 14:49:25 -0500, Tim Evans wrote: > On 2/24/20 2:40 PM, Beartooth wrote: > >> Well, I tried it: >> >> # passwd $xxxx Changing password for user root. > > Did you enter the literal "$"? That would've indicated an empty > variable, so would have been the same as entering "passwd blank". Which > would have indicated you wanted to change root's password. Yes. I took that as meaning I should. :-( (My .sig, alas!, means what it says.) But you nailed it: # passwd xxx Changing password for user xxx. New password: BAD PASSWORD: The password fails the dictionary check - it is based on a dictionary word Retype new password: [at this point I gave it her password anyway.] passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully. Then I checked: $ su - xxx Password: [xxx@localhost ~]$ HOORAY! Many, many thanks! Now I can spare her a flight of stairs just for a quick email check. -- Beartooth Staffwright, Not Quite Clueless Power User Remember I know little (precious little!) of where up is. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
