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Asked: 2011-03-13 13:33:52 +0800 CST

Force the user to change their password at first login

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When I add a new user to my system I set a password and tell it to the new user. If the user doesn't like it, he/she can change it. However in my opinion it is better to force the user to change his/her password at the first login. Is there a way I can do that in Ubuntu?

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  1. Best Answer

    You can just expire that password. After creating a new user foo, just type:

    sudo chage -d 0 foo

    And he will be forced to change it after first logon.

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  2. Another option would be to expire the password using passwd:

    sudo passwd -e username
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