Name
cpw — Changing passwords
Synopsis
cpw [--random-key] [--random-password] [--password=password] [--key=hexkey] principal-name
Aliases
passwd
The cpw command changes
the password of the principal-name given as an argument. Without
arguments, cpw will prompt
for a new password on the terminal. The other arguments have the
same meaning as in the add
command.
The cpw command
requires that the administrator have change-password (or cpw) permissions on the principal she
is modifying.
Example
kadmin> cpw jgarman jgarman@WEDGIE.ORG's Password: Verifying password - jgarman@WEDGIE.ORG's Password:
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