Passwd command, Refer to, A-41 – Sun Microsystems 5602 User Manual

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A – Command Line Interface

Passwd Command

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Passwd Command

Changes a user account’s password.

Authority

Admin account name and an admin session to change another account’s
password; You can change you own password without an Admin session.

Syntax

passwd [account_name]

Keywords

[account_name]
The user account name. To change the password for an account name other than
your own, you must open an admin session with the account name Admin. If you
omit [account_name], you will be prompted to change the password for the
current account name.

Examples

The following is an example of the Passwd command:

SANbox Manager (admin) #> passwd user2

Press 'q' and the ENTER key to abort this command.

account OLD password : ********

account NEW password (8-20 chars) : ********

please confirm account NEW password: ********

password has been changed.

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