On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:52:30 +0800, edwardspl wrote: > Dear All, > > For /usr/bin/upasswd : > > #!/bin/sh > > # Validate that a username was given as an argument > [ -n "$1" ] || { > echo "Use: upasswd <username>" >&2 > exit 64 > } > > # Validate that the username wasn't "root" > [ "$1" != "root" ] || { > echo "Can't set the root user's password" >&2 > exit 77 > } > > # Use -- to make sure that the "username" given wasn't just > # a switch that passwd would interpret. > # THIS ONLY WORKS ON GNU SYSTEMS. > passwd -- "$1" > > For visudo : > SYSADM MH = (ALL) /usr/bin/upasswd Even if you rely on sudo's default environment variables restrictions and safety checks, prefer absolute paths when executing tools like /usr/bin/passwd -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines