Anne: Here is an example out of a RHEL4 manual... Look at the simply python code in the "Warning" section that helps you set an initial password for a user http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/RHEL-4-Manual/en-US/System_Administra tion_Guide/s2-redhat-config-users-passwd-aging.html ========================== To assign an initial password, use the following steps: Start the command line Python interpreter with the python command. It displays the following: Python 2.4.3 (#1, Jul 21 2006, 08:46:09) [GCC 4.1.1 20060718 (Red Hat 4.1.1-9)] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> At the prompt, type the following commands. Replace <password> with the password to encrypt and <salt> with a random combination of at least 2 of the following: any alphanumeric character, the slash (/) character or a dot (.): import crypt; print crypt.crypt("<password>","<salt>") The output is the encrypted password, similar to '12CsGd8FRcMSM'. Press Ctrl-D to exit the Python interpreter. At the shell, enter the following command (replacing <encrypted-password> with the encrypted output of the Python interpreter): usermod -p "<encrypted-password>" <username> Alternatively, you can assign a null password instead of an initial password. To do this, use the following command: usermod -p "" username ====================================== Greg Caetano greg.caetano@xxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Anne Moore Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:04 AM To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: How to create encrypted password via command line Hi All Does anyone know of a quick/painless way to create an encrypted {crypt} password via the command like on Red Hat? I need my users to do this and I don't want them to have to write much syntax, etc., as that will be too much for them. I was hoping there was some built-in (or other) method that allows creating an encrypted password, depending on what the user types in for the password. Thank you! Anne -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
