I am trying to reset the root password over SSH, using sudo, as directly logging in as root is disabled.
I'm using the below command to reset the password:
sshpass -f .pass ssh kj@server2 'bash -s' < password.sh
When running this I am prompted for the sudo password and it's failing.
password.sh has the below content.
MYPASS=abcd@123
echo $MYPASS | sudo -kS bash -c 'echo passwd | passwd root --stdin'
How can I successfully reset the password using SSH and sudo?
Best Answer
I was able to resolve this by running the below command:
If there is a better solution I'd welcome your suggestions.