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User Password Changed [message #284387]

Thu, 29 November 2007 08:51

neelabh_SE
Messages: 20
Registered: October 2007

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Hello,

One of the user password has been changed and now i want to modify it. I'm able to use the root password but while i did su - username and passwd: it asks for current password. I don't know this passowrd so please suggest me a workaround.

I have Red Hat Linux environment but only have access to $ prompt.

Also can someone suggest me how to check the log to see how and who changed the user password.

thanks,
neel

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Re: User Password Changed [message #284388 is a reply to message #284387]

Thu, 29 November 2007 08:54

Ronald Beck
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Registered: February 2003

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As root, you should be able to enter...

passwd <username>

which would then allow you to set a new password for <username>. At least that's how it works in Sun Solaris.

HTH,
Ron

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Re: User Password Changed [message #284530 is a reply to message #284388]

Fri, 30 November 2007 00:21

gkrishn
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Registered: December 2005
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>>how to check the log to see how and who changed the user password

Go to System tools >system logs
Nov 30 11:41:39 kitcomp passwd(pam_unix)[8546]: password changed for oracle

There is lil piece of info when it was changed.May be u can dig more and update in forum ur findings .

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Re: User Password Changed [message #284540 is a reply to message #284387]

Fri, 30 November 2007 00:33

BlackSwan
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>May be u can dig more and update in forum ur findings .
FYI, neither "u" nor "ur" are members of this forum.

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Re: User Password Changed [message #284551 is a reply to message #284540]

Fri, 30 November 2007 01:02

gkrishn
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>>There is lil piece of info

Neither "lil"

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Re: User Password Changed [message #284765 is a reply to message #284387]

Fri, 30 November 2007 21:25

neelabh_SE
Messages: 20
Registered: October 2007

Junior Member

Thanks a lot guys for all the help......

Quote:

As root, you should be able to enter...

passwd <username>

which would then allow you to set a new password for <username>.

Well I tried doing that but "passwd <username>" prompted me for old password of <username> (which i was not aware about)...
Then I just did passwd -d <username> which made the account passwordless and I was able to set a new password for it.

Quote:

Go to System tools >system logs

I think to go to system logs folder probably I need access to any sort of GUI but in my case as i mentioned earlier also I can only access command line interface.Anyways I will try to dig into logs and update the relevant findings...

Thanks once again....

neel

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