Changing non-root user passwords from root (if you don't know the old password?)

Question

Hey, so I created a user, and he has been sshing in and doing a lot of stuff, but he forgot his password - is there any way for me to change his password without knowing it?

you could also add his public key to `~/.ssh/authorized_keys` for passwordless authentication... — MattBianco, Oct 29 '14 at 13:36

score 12 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 09 '10 at 22:17

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Oh, it's

passwd username

Sorry for asking and answering my own question. :S

edited Aug 09 '10 at 22:17

Dennis Williamson

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answered Aug 09 '10 at 22:06

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No problem with answering your own question - just go ahead and mark it as answered. – runlevelsix Aug 09 '10 at 22:07
It doesnt let me do that, for two days. – caeasy Aug 09 '10 at 22:08
Are you trying it from root or from your normal user? If you are doing it from your normal user it should be 'sudo passwd username' rather than 'passwd username' – Matt Delves Aug 09 '10 at 22:45

Changing non-root user passwords from root (if you don't know the old password?)

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