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chpasswd

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chpasswd:tldr:0e9a7 chpasswd: Change the passwords for multiple users (The input text must not contain any spaces.).

$ printf "${username_1}:${new_password_1}\n${username_2}:${new_password_2}" | sudo chpasswd

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chpasswd:tldr:af8b7 chpasswd: Change the password for a specific user, and specify it in encrypted form.

$ printf "${username}:${new_encrypted_password}" | sudo chpasswd --encrypted

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chpasswd:tldr:c1c90 chpasswd: Change the password for a specific user, and use a specific encryption for the stored password.

$ printf "${username}:${new_password}" | sudo chpasswd --crypt-method ${select}

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chpasswd:tldr:d7753 chpasswd: Change the password for a specific user.

$ printf "${username}:${new_password}" | sudo chpasswd

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