How to reset a uesr's password

[Philip Yzarn de Louraille]

In article <1991Jun25.190902.4070 at shark.uucp> qiangli at gauss.casr.fau.edu (Charlie Li) writes:
>In case a user forgot his password, how can "root" help on this? vipw? How
>to make the new password field entry?
>
>I know at least I can removeuser and then adduser back on, but seems not
>the best way to do it.
>
>Thank you for your advice.
>
>Charlie Li

Delete all the characters found between the first two ":" in the
etc/passwd
Then make a passwd for your user, then tell him/her what it is, then
tell that person to change it.



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