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Purpose of Unix account in Directory works

 
harshasns
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‎03-11-2022 01:13 AM

‎03-11-2022 01:13 AM

Purpose of Unix account in Directory works

Can someone help understand the purpose of unix account in directory works? where can I use that unix id to login? How do I reset unix account password?

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Ihaqueit
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‎03-11-2022 08:02 AM

‎03-11-2022 08:02 AM

Re: Purpose of Unix account in Directory works

  1. Open a shell prompt and type the passwd command to change root or any user’s password in UNIX
  2. The actual command to change the password for root user on UNIX is
    sudo passwd root
  3. To change your own password on Unix run:
    passwd
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