i'm following IBM's amazing Samba tutorial... and i've come across a problem.<BR><BR>this is what the author writes:<BR><BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font ...

To change a password in Linux through a Bash script, he two scripts that are most important are 'Create Users' and 'Change Passwords Shell' scripts, for the system admin which regularly uses the mail ...

Because the password is stored in an encrypted form, it is not possible to enter it directly into /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow. Instead, use the Linux passwd command, passing it the name of the user.