random generated password

[Michael Sierchio]

Presumably you're doing this to prevent direct login?

chpass allows root to set the encrypted password directly

chpass -p '$1$123456789$your-random-chars-here'


On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Michael <mlmichael70 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> When adding a new user it is possible to assign a random generated password.
> But is it possible to assign a random password for already existing users?
>
> Preferably in a non-interactive and scriptable way. Is it possible with the
> base system tools?
>
> Michael
>
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