Re: reset user password?

["gary" <gary umc aspiren com>]

Thanks... All,

I know is bad idea for security reason, but it is more convenient for user
and admin, cause no password required.

I saw HP-UX is doing this way as below:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
login: gary
Your password has expired. Choose a new one
Changing password for gary
New password:
Re-enter new password:
Passwd successfully changed
login:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
then, I can login with my new password...
in order to do that, I only need replace existing password with ,.. in
/etc/passwd as below after gary:

gary:,..:128:114:Gary,,.....

Thanks,
gary


----- Original Message -----
From: "Leonard den Ottolander" <leonardjo hetnet nl>
To: <redhat-list redhat com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: reset user password?


> Hi Gary,
>
> > In fact, I'm looking for some where to set, so that when user login next
> > time, the system will ask for new password and confirm password after
> > entering login name (without asking for old password)
>
>  This sounds like a bad idea. How are you going to make sure it is the
right
> user providing the new password?
>
> Bye,
>
> Leonard.
>
>
>
>
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