Nettet12. des. 2016 · 1 it's not recommended to use passwd as root to change users' passwords on the NIS server. You have to use yppasswd. This command requires the root password to change a user's password. this is used to add a bit of security (you must be the Nis admin). Share Improve this answer Follow answered Dec 12, 2016 at … Nettet28. jun. 2012 · The only things I have found so far are to either remove the password, or to use a chroot, which I prefer not to use. I know how to empty the root password, but I need to change it to a different password defined earlier in the script. I have root access to the entire file system.
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Nettet20. jul. 2014 · Alternatively, you could put it only in common-password (leaving pam_unix as well) to just record passwords when they're changed. You could remove the shadow (as well as any strong hash options) option from pam_unix to disable the shadow file, and go back to traditional crypt passwords. Not plain text, but John the Ripper will fix that … phindi msomi
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NettetIf you can run the command as root, you can force the change to be accepted. Example: $ sudo passwd myusername Changing password for user myusername. New password: Retype new password: passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully. Share Improve this answer Follow edited Jul 10, 2024 at 17:29 answered Jul 1, 2015 at 16:09 … Nettet3. okt. 2014 · Now enter the command "reboot" and you can log in your account with the … Nettet15. okt. 2011 · Then mount the root partition and zero the root password. Reboot and su to root (no password now) and run "passwd" to change it. Boot from any live CD, and mount the Linux partition which contains /etc. Edit the "passwd" file to remove the first "x" in the entry for root. The new entry will look something like this: tsne curve shape