Passwd file in aix

Shell Programming and Scripting. Hi, I am trying to set some password settings in my unix System V Release 5 unix. How do I set a default password in sco unix? Because I'm writing a script to add users. Therefore, I need to set a default password and then force them to change it the first time they log in,,,so, I want to know the syntax to include it in my script Good Day Our HP box was hacked and the passwd file has been altered,there are only 2 user accounts active,and these dont have any administrative rights.

I need to edit the passwd file to correct the su and root entries. Does any body have any suggestions as to how i can do this with out the root RedHat Commands. OpenSolaris Commands. Linux Commands. SunOS Commands. FreeBSD Commands. Full Man Repository. Advanced Search. Contact Us. Forum Rules. Mark Forums Read. Thread Tools. View Public Profile for lovesaikrishna.

Find all posts by lovesaikrishna. View Public Profile for zxmaus. The length of this field is between 1 and 32 characters. Password : This field store the password of the user. We can use the passwd command to update this field. The 0 UID is reserved for the root user. And UID are reserved for other predefined accounts. Most of the time it is the same as the UID. This field contain s information like the user phone number, address, or full name of the user.

This field is used by the finger command to get information about the user. This shell is started when the user is log in to the system. Skip to content. Change Language. Related Articles. Table of Contents. Improve Article. Save Article. Like Article. Last Updated : 28 Jul,