[SOLVED] changing password to a user

jastisreedevi · 04-05-2015, 04:22 AM

Hi
When i tried to change the password for a particular user as a root by using usermod command I didn't see any error at that time.But later when I tried to login again it is not accepting the new password as well as old password.Why its happening?Any help....

veerain · 04-05-2015, 04:30 AM

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Usually 'passwd' is used to change user passwords.

Keith Hedger · 04-05-2015, 06:01 AM

To enlarge on the above post

Code:

sudo passwd USERNAME

Obviously change USERNAME as needed

jastisreedevi · 04-06-2015, 03:28 AM

Thank u.I know the passwd command is used to change the user's password.But there is one option to change the password by using usermod command also.I didn't know the exact purpose for it.I am unclear about it.

vincix · 04-07-2015, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jastisreedevi

Thank u.I know the passwd command is used to change the user's password.But there is one option to change the password by using usermod command also.I didn't know the exact purpose for it.I am unclear about it.

I think you might confuse it with options that apply to a user's password, but not changing the password.
You can do several things with usermod - lock or unlock a user's password, make the user inactive after a period of time etc. There's also the -p option, which is to use an unencrypted pasword - as far as I heard - and which is obviously not a good idea.

pan64 · 04-07-2015, 04:58 AM

actually would be nice to show us exactly what have you tried