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Posted 12-16-2008 at 06:11 PM bycamh Updated 12-16-2008 at 06:13 PM bycamh(changed title to be more accurate)
Here is the second version of my required password change script. Added automated salt and password generation functionality, and removed the use of temp files.
If anyone knows how this can be optimized or improved, please comment. I'm still learning bash scripting and any help is appreciated.
I wrote up this little script to force a password change to a user account on next login. I've found it helpful when doing user administration, since I've found that users generally don't change their passwords unless you force it, and linux doesn't have a 'built-in' script to do so.
Code:
#!/bin/bash
if [ "$(whoami)" != 'root' ]; then
echo "This program must be run as root"
exit 1;
elif [ -z $1 ]; then
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