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To: Jason Fesler <jfesler@calweb.com>
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Subject: Re: changing password... 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 15 Feb 1997 16:05:37 PST."
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Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 01:28:37 +0100
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From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.dk.tfs.com>
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In message <3.0.1.32.19970215160537.006e1dec@pop.calweb.com>, Jason Fesler writes:
>At 11:48 PM 2/15/97 +0100, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>>
>>Why don't we have an option for /usr/bin/passwd to input a precoded
>>password ?
>
>Hmm, I thought that's what we use chpass for ... :-)
>It is willing to take a command-line encrypted password for
>the argument.  I'm using it on a www password change routine.

Yes, but only root can use the -p option on chpass, right ?

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