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Old 04-21-2003, 08:11 AM   #1
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changing the password of a user

Howdy

If I am a root user, and one of my users forgets his password, how can i rest his password, if he tells me his login name or something like that.
please reply soon

Thanks a lot
 
Old 04-21-2003, 08:28 AM   #2
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Or you can use nice graphical tools provided in distros if you use the GUI.
 
  


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