pwutil convert my password single backward slash \ into double slahes \\ please help

ashu_ky · 10-21-2016, 05:45 AM

pwutil convert my password single backward slash \ into double slahes \\ please help

i put my password into pwutil .dat file
its convert all my backword slashes in to double slashes.

tries abc\xyz convert abc\\xyz

BW-userx · 10-21-2016, 09:56 AM

you used a slash in your password? why? is that even legal? it looks like NOT. because it tried to compensate for it by giving you this mess. did you try matching what that pwutil did to your passwords to get into your system. so you can change them?

what is wrong with just doing this?

Code:

passwd username

try using that in your terminal to change the password of that user.

ashu_ky · 10-27-2016, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BW-userx

you used a slash in your password? why? is that even legal? it looks like NOT. because it tried to compensate for it by giving you this mess. did you try matching what that pwutil did to your passwords to get into your system. so you can change them?

what is wrong with just doing this?

Code:

passwd username

try using that in your terminal to change the password of that user.

We have around 100+ of server where we put this kind of root password. that is why need to have it fix.

BW-userx · 10-27-2016, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashu_ky

We have around 100+ of server where we put this kind of root password. that is why need to have it fix.

oh shit .. who's getting that over time?
if it is that kind of password, meaning almost like that one you're now having problems with,(someone must have had a typo) then it effected over 100 servers all at once?

if yes, then cannot the solution be done in the same fashion to fix over 100 servers all at once?

as I thought you're just dealing with one system. Which your problem is out of my knowledge base.

how to run a script to change root password on over 100 servers would be a question to post or research.

JeremyBoden · 10-27-2016, 09:50 AM

But no one would be stupid enough to make their root password derivable from its host name or a MAC address etc.
Would they?

They should be condemned to spend a whole day at the terminal correcting their slash mistakes.