chpasswd - Change Passwords Securely | Online Free DevTools by Hexmos
Change multiple user passwords securely with chpasswd. Manage user credentials efficiently via command line. Free online tool, no registration required.
chpasswd
Change the passwords for multiple users by using
stdin. More information: https://manned.org/chpasswd.8.
- Change the password for a specific user:
printf "{{username}}:{{new_password}}" | sudo 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
- Change the password for a specific user, and specify it in encrypted form:
printf "{{username}}:{{new_encrypted_password}}" | sudo chpasswd --encrypted
- Change the password for a specific user, and use a specific encryption for the stored password:
printf "{{username}}:{{new_password}}" | sudo chpasswd --crypt-method {{NONE|DES|MD5|SHA256|SHA512}}