mkuser command - how to assign initial password

[pdtak]

I need to give an initial password when creating a user via mkuser command in a script so that I don't have to login to each server and type in a passwd or pwdadm command(AIX environment).
Anyone have any idea on how to do this?
Thanks in advance.

 

[khalidaaa]

Hope you find this thread useful:

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1430785&page=1

I advice you to use the expect command!

Regards,
Khalid

 

[p5wizard]

chpasswd is one option (from AIX52 onwards), an expect script will work also.

(and please don't cross-post on different fora)


HTH,

p5wizard

 

[raba73]

you could use this:

echo "root:ibmaix" | chpasswd -c