Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 11:45:17 -0500 From: beemern@ksu.edu To: "Francis A. Vidal" <francis@usls.edu> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: pw useradd -h option Message-ID: <37C56F1D.BCD9ACB6@ksu.edu> References: <Pine.LNX.4.10.9908270022001.15703-100000@atlas.usls.edu>
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"Francis A. Vidal" wrote: > how do i change their password non-interactively? BTW, is it normal for > the UID to have the same value if the -N option is used during the entire > lifetime of the script? > as far as changing user passwords automatically, as in, through a script without user input, i'd use a the expect scripting language. i've used it in the past for this type of situation and it works great here is a sample script that i've used to show you how it works in basic form... obviously for more info you can research expect. its also in the ports tree. --snip-- spawn passwd USERNAME expect "New UNIX password:" send "newpassword\r" expect "Retype new UNIX password:" send "newpassword\r" interact --snip-- hope this helps! good luck To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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