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Old 01-25-2012, 01:59 PM   #1
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I need to add a password to a new user

I need to add a password for a user that I have just created in Linux. I searched this question before and found the answer immediately - now I can't find anything...I'm frustrated because I know this is easy.
 
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http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-s...ssword-how-to/

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Old 01-25-2012, 02:16 PM   #3
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as root passwd <username>
 
  


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