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Updated: 12/1/2023

Set User Password

You own Password

You can change you own password with passwd. You will need to enter you current password, before you can set a new one.

[tux@server]$ passwd

Password of another User

Root can reset other users passwords. You will not be asked for the current password and can set a new one.

[tux@server]$ passwd <username>

Force User to reset Password on Login

You can use the chage command to force a user to reset their password. Normally chage set the expiration date of the users password, but if you set it to 0 the use has to change it immediately.

[tux@server]$ chage -d 0 <username>

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  • You own Password
  • Password of another User
  • Force User to reset Password on Login
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I'm an professional Linux Administrator and Hobby Programmer. My training as an IT-Professional started in 2019 and ended in 2022. Since 2023 I'm working as an Linux Administrator.