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Old 01-03-2013, 11:05 PM   #1
Huamin
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Hi,
How to reset the password of one user, for that I've lost its current password?
 
Old 01-04-2013, 12:49 AM   #2
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I'm not sure what distro you're using but you can do it easily through the command line as root:

Code:
usermod -p password username
Replace username and password with the correct values.
 
Old 01-04-2013, 01:14 AM   #3
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Or just with this command as root:
Code:
passwd [username]
 
  


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