i think chpasswd is what your looking for. chpasswd user:pass on woody atleast its included in the passwd package > im wondering if there is any non-interactive way to set a user's > password.......i need to do it through a script....please -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-isp-request@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org