Subject: Re: Change User Password and Fragmentation
To: Kevin McCarthy <klmhq@ih2000.net>
From: None <mcmahill@mtl.mit.edu>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 12/23/1999 11:07:19
On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, Kevin McCarthy wrote:

> Thanks for the help on the root question.  Two more:
> 
> How do I change a password for a user that has forgotten their password?

as root:

# passwd username

then you'll be prompted for a new password.  You can tell the user their
new one and have them change it.

-Dan