can you use usermod to chang passwords 1

[fousait]

i know in linux you can use usermod -p xxxx username
to change password does not seem to work on my 5.2

 

[columb]

No it doesn't
The AIX equivalent of usermod is chuser but to change password you need to use passwd <username>

If you need to change passwords in batch mode there's an FAQ about it.

Columb Healy

 

[columb]

Sorry - the FAQ is faq52-5866 which is about bulk user generation but it includes bits about changing passwords from batch files.

Columb Healy

 

[Aixexplore]

Fousait,
You can also use smitty users . to change password .

Good luck..

 

[fousait]

when we use passwd username
to change passwords to the users
on the next login
it tells them
"3004-610 You are required to change your password.
Please choose a new one."
is this a setup problem
then you have to re enter the password 2 more times

 

[ogniemi]

on AIX 5.3 the is a command "chpasswd" which allows you change password using a list file, or just like that:


echo userassword|chpasswd -c

 

[p5wizard]

No, fousait, that is because when root sets a user's password, it is flagged as 'ADMCHG' - changed by administrator - in /etc/security/passwd. So on next login that user has to choose his own password, because the system knows the password was not chosen by the user his/herself...

Look at the FAQ by Columb, there is a c-program in there (based on a program of mine) which you can copy/paste to a program source file on your AIX box and compile it. With that program you'll be able to set a user's password which is valid also on first login.


HTH,

p5wizard

 

[RMGBELGIUM]

isn't it just with pwdadm -c <username> you set the password flag to no change at first login?

rgds,

R.