Change users password

[Maktist]

Hello,

I need to change my users password on command line, to put it in a script, passwd does not work for me. can you help me please.

thnx

[Maktist]

UP !!
Need help plz

[Guest]

From /etc/inc/auth.inc:

/* root user special handling */
	if ($user_uid == 0) {
		$cmd = "/usr/sbin/pw usermod -q -n root -s /bin/sh -H 0";
		if($debug)
			log_error(sprintf(gettext("Running: %s"), $cmd));
		$fd = popen($cmd, "w");
		fwrite($fd, $user['password']);
		pclose($fd);
	}

[Gambler]

@Amirkabir:

From /etc/inc/auth.inc:

/* root user special handling */
	if ($user_uid == 0) {
		$cmd = "/usr/sbin/pw usermod -q -n root -s /bin/sh -H 0";
		if($debug)
			log_error(sprintf(gettext("Running: %s"), $cmd));
		$fd = popen($cmd, "w");
		fwrite($fd, $user['password']);
		pclose($fd);
	}

ive tried but it does not work