user reset

[rubbersoul]

I want to write a script that will change the password to a users login name and also reset his/her login count.

I know the two lines I need but don't know if it's possible to just run the dcript and be promptd for the user name....here's what I have so far...


passwd $username
chsec -f /etc/security/lastlog -a 'unsuccessful_login_count = 0' -s $username

can this be done? It's just that I have to do these all the time and don't want to have to go into smit everytime!

 

[KenCunningham]

Hi. Something like:

echo "Please enter the username: \c"
read USERNAME

The variable will then be stored in $USERNAME and can be used as above. Hope this helps.

 

[Chacalinc]

why not pass the username to the script as a parameter?


chpawd.sh:
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echo "change password to $1":
passwd $1
chsec -f /etc/security/lastlog -a 'unsuccessful_login_count = 0' -s $1


# chpawd.sh user