Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 11:19:37 -0700 From: "Derrick Ryalls" <ryallsd@datasphereweb.com> To: "'Jerry McAllister'" <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu>, "'David Banning'" <david+dated+1062438732.fcbda4@skytracker.ca> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: how to reset password with nologin shell? Message-ID: <A99A5AC30F74624388EE5F757BA58A2026C6CE@RED-MSG-50.redmond.corp.microsoft.com> In-Reply-To: <200308271815.h7RIFAvP017876@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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> > If I have a user that has a nologin shell and they forget thier > > password, is there a way to give them a new password? > > > > Right now I am resetting their password to nil, then > > giving them a shell like /bin/sh, logging in on their > behalf, setting > > up a password, and then changing their shell back to /bin/nologin. > > > > I would like to elliminate the noshell to shell and then > > back to noshell part. > > If you have root - you must have, just type 'passwd USERID' > Substitute the real user name for USERID and don't use the > quotes. Root can set password for any user - but make sure you put a > username because if you don't, you will set root's password. > You can also install usermin (ports) so that once you give them a password, they can change it without direct shell access.
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