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Asked: 2018-02-04 09:41:07 +0800 CST

how to unlock passwd from the command "sudo passwd -l [user]"?

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I locked the passwd for a user by using the command,

sudo passwd -l [user]

Then, how do I unlock the passwd for this user?

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  1. Best Answer
    sudo passwd -u [username]

    from man passwd:

    -u, --unlock Unlock the password of the named account. This option re-enables a password by changing the password back to its previous value (to the value before using the -l option).

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