Other Help Topics :: setting root passwd for headless system
Sorry, I often cannot keep up with all the posts.
If you wish to use bash to script change a password, you can use /usr/sbin/chpasswd.
Take a look at the example that I did in /etc/init.d/dsl-config.for the boot option "secure":
It is as simple as...
echo "root:$PASSWD|chpasswd"Perfect Though, I had a little more success with
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echo "root:$PASSWD"|chpasswd
,just like in the example you pointed to ;)
Exactly how insecure is it to store your root password as plain text in a bash script? I know, bad, I know... But how on earth can anyone get into my machine to read the script in the first place?
Though, I had a little more success with