Hi LQ Geeks

I am using RHEL5.4 Box,

I have created one user in the name of " Linuxuser" then i removed that user password using

#passwd -d Linuxuser

It's showing Default password is "Success"

I would like to know,How to modify this Default password ?

I would like to change the default password "Linux123" instead of "Success" ..

Is it possible ? if it is Please guide me to change this password Guys !

Thanks in advance

Regards
Bala.Linuxtech

Hi,
If you run 'passwd -d username' it will remove the passwd entry from /etc/shadow file and after that user can't login to the system. If you want to reset the passwd of the user, you need to run following command as root 'passwd <username>'
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Thanks,
Bijo

Hi Bijo

Thanks for your reply, but this is not what i want, i know very well about this concepts, still My doubt is how to modify default password when using password less user logins ...

Thanks

Regards
Bala.Linuxtech

Hi Bala,

I answered your question based on your above questions only. After you executing the command 'passwd -d <username>' it will change the entry in the /etc/shadow file and after that you will get the command output status. Ie Success or failed, that doesn't mean that the password of the user is changed to "Success".

Regarding password less login:- I think you are talking about password-less ssh login, if it is true, ssh is working based on the exchange and verification of public and private keys. so if you change the password or even locked the account also, if the public key is there in the authorized_key file user can login to the system.

Kindly provide info, which you exactly want, so people can help you.
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Thanks,
Bijo

Hi Bijo
Thanks for your reply Bijo, Here,I am not talking about Password less SSH, Still I am talking about password less user Logins only, Have you ever tried password less user logins ? Still , I am doing password less user Logins , if i set password less user login using # passwd -d Linuxuser , that password automatically removed and that default password is "Success" is assigned to everyone, Here My doubt is How to change or reset this Default password ??

Hope You will understand about my Process !!

Thanks
Bala.Linuxtech

??
sudo passwd Linuxuser
or as root
passwd Linuxuser

Then at the two prompts to enter and confirm the password, enter the password.

The above is the traditional way to change a password.
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Or do you mean in the gui on something like ubuntu for automated login of a workstation?

Hi aedurkee

Here i am talking about password less user login only ..

First please understand the question ..

First I created a user and then assigned a password to it. Then I removed the password using the command

Then I logged out. After that, I was able to login without any password. I just need to select that username in the desktop prompt.

"The default password is Success" does not mean that it is setting password as success. Its just showing password removal is success. So the user can now login to desktop without any password.