Comments on: Update passwords in batch mode Using chpasswd http://www.debianadmin.com/update-passwords-in-batch-mode-using-chpasswd.html Debian/Ubuntu Linux System Administration Tutorials,Howtos,Tips Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:24:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Charly http://www.debianadmin.com/update-passwords-in-batch-mode-using-chpasswd.html/comment-page-1#comment-2090 Charly Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:30:56 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/?p=558#comment-2090 @Lied: bullshit, you way doesn't work! At least on Debian 4.0r5 Etch. The only way I know which works is really: echo root:asd12qniqsdq | chpasswd ... @Lied: bullshit, you way doesn’t work! At least on Debian 4.0r5 Etch.

The only way I know which works is really:
echo root:asd12qniqsdq | chpasswd

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]]> By: lied http://www.debianadmin.com/update-passwords-in-batch-mode-using-chpasswd.html/comment-page-1#comment-2089 lied Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:52:20 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/?p=558#comment-2089 echo "foo\nfoo" | passwd lied New UNIX password: BAD PASSWORD: it is WAY too short Retype new UNIX password: passwd: password updated successfully :) echo “foo\nfoo” | passwd lied
New UNIX password: BAD PASSWORD: it is WAY too short
Retype new UNIX password: passwd: password updated successfully
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