Automating, passwd command replies, "Need the secret key to do this."

[Thomas Gagné]

John W. Moore III wrote:
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> Thomas Gagné wrote:
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>>    Command> passwd
>>    Need the secret key to do this.
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> the Command passwd is for changing the passphrase.  Of course, it is
> possible to change the passphrase to nothing but first the Secret Key
> needs to be unlocked.  Otherwise, anyone could change Your passphrase to
> anything or nothing.
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> The "Need Secret Key to do this" is the prompt to enter the passphrase
> in order to unlock the Secret Key.
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I tried it again.  The problem is the response to "passwd" doesn't 
appear to be a prompt.  It's only a complaint, and the "passwd" command 
doesn't seem to take an argument.

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