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(Please feel free to answer questions posted by others!)
Vignesh (
07 Jan 2013, 19:50)
How can i make the system to ask for a password change before a user starts
working with the root specified(given) password so that user can login with
his own password next time....
Charles (
05 Jan 2013, 01:13)
Hello,
Everytime I logon to my linux servers, it ask's me to change my pw. How do
I avoid this from happenning? I don't have this issue on Solaris servers.
Thanks
TARCISIUS MCHAMI (
25 Nov 2012, 05:07)
How can I install other microsoft-compatible softwares such as dictionary
in Linux
sanjeeb (
23 Apr 2012, 09:47)
Hi All,
We are in a process of changing the Linux server password. We have used
"passwd" command and successfully change the password. we have changed the
password 3 times and all attempts are successfully executed. Now we want to
make the password as it was there previously. when we are chnaging to old
password, teh change is not happening and the error is coming as "BAD
PASSWORD: has been already used"..Please help
del (
15 Apr 2012, 04:36)
hi Sir bob could you please explian how to download a file example firefox
and how to exreactthe file or any file after download iam using debian
Once again thank you Mr BOb
Love Magesh (
28 Mar 2012, 16:53)
Tnx
Mike Murphy (
05 Mar 2012, 06:24)
well done, quick and to the point. Just what I needed.
Alex (
18 Feb 2012, 12:46)
hi,Bob
Thank you for your articles.
Now,I have a bother like that when i enter the "passwd" command in
linux,then on the next line will show the promopt text like that "New
Password", and now if i want to get the promopt text and what can i do for
the goal.
kashyap (
17 Feb 2012, 09:47)
i can not install google chrome
Tim C (
16 Oct 2011, 15:55)
@Sunny, Hi Sunny, this is Tim
Took care of that one too... I'm on a roll...(whew) this is hard work!
sunny (
15 Oct 2011, 12:07)
hi this is sunny
Bob Rankin (
04 Oct 2011, 15:23)
@mohammad - If you don't have the root password, you can't change it.
mohammad (
04 Oct 2011, 10:03)
how can i prevent the others to change root password ?
Majed (
08 Aug 2011, 08:21)
@Vishal P, well he said that it does delete the password or are you too
afraid to try it?
Vishal P (
07 Jun 2011, 02:12)
is it possible to delete password of any user using following commands:-
passwd -d "username"
Anuran Halder (
09 May 2011, 05:32)
i want to know how my passwd would expire after some time
Rambabu D (
09 Jan 2011, 22:51)
i am installed fedora12 i want practice user and admin commands some
commands is not working pls tell me whhich window i am practicing unix
commands. terminal window is not supporting to all commands.
Thomas Diaz (
17 Dec 2010, 10:58)
the command doesnt work! how do i change my password??
pleas help me
Manoj (
12 Dec 2010, 02:13)
r changing the Super User Password Go into single mode and change the root
password.
Cab114 (
09 Dec 2010, 15:36)
Hmm, maybe this has to do with the roblox thing.
JJ (
01 Nov 2010, 12:53)
@Jeff LOL, "found" a laptop/PC on your doorstep! Stop stealing, dude :P
rcmichelle (
12 Oct 2010, 05:20)
Last time I forgot my password and tried everything i could do but failed,
until I found this great tool Windows Password Software. It works great,
and you can google it.you can try to google it.
Craig (
17 Sep 2010, 22:52)
@Jeff
Download some new linux discs of whatever flavor you want. Ubuntu is
really easy. Others may be just as easy. Burn the ISO(s) to DVD/CD. Put
them in, restart computer and make sure your BIOS is set to boot to DVD/CD
device first. Follow instructions from linux installer. Enjoy your new
Linux installation.
Jeff (
10 Sep 2010, 14:09)
I recently received a comp as a "gift" from an unknown person(left on
doorstep). It has a Linux system. I am a Linux Virgin. It is asking for a
username and a password. I have NO IDEA what they would be. Is there a way
to bypass this or a way to get the username and password changed? Any HELP
from ANYONE would be helpfull.
Ks (
26 Aug 2010, 00:12)
Thank you so much, it helped me.
mounisha (
26 Jul 2010, 13:38)
how to change a password? what are septs?
Somu (
09 Jul 2010, 08:20)
suppose a user forgot his password and he asking the admin to change the
password then what are the steps should be followed by the admin and what
are the different ways of changing it could u please mail me out
sureshbvn (
25 Jun 2010, 10:28)
you have another soloution in changin the password of superuser.
restart the system
press any key while booting
it takes to you have a screen
select required ie kernel
press b
you will get a terminal
you can directly log in as superuser
using passwd command you can change
sureshbvn (
25 Jun 2010, 10:26)
you cannot see the password.
instead you can change the password.
log in as single user.
you can do this by init 1 which shutdowns the
networking.
now u can login as single user.
change the password by passwd+enter
give the password
ezat (
25 Jun 2010, 08:38)
change my password
Raghavendra (
24 Jun 2010, 21:46)
i am a account in administrator . i don't know my adminstrator password how
to know my administrator password
suresh (
10 Jun 2010, 12:19)
just use passwd and press enter.
it will ask for new password.
enter it two times.
Aniket Kulkarni (
10 Jun 2010, 04:48)
For changing the Super User Password Go into single mode and change the
root password.
patricia (
09 Jun 2010, 20:00)
@Kanya:
$ sudo su
***prompt will change***
# passwd
# exit
Kanya (
08 Jun 2010, 22:27)
I can not change password Linux
Bob Rankin (
05 Apr 2010, 07:19)
Login as the superuser, then use the passwd command.
Mahesh Narayan (
10 Mar 2010, 05:53)
how to change super user password
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