#!/bin/sh
#
#       Script to set user password
#
USER=$1
EPASSWD=$2
echo "Setting password from $USER"

[ $# -ne 2 ] && echo "Usage $0 username encrypted_password

mv /a/etc/shadow /a/etc/shadow.orig

(
  echo root:${PASSWD}:6445::::::
  grep -v '^root:' < /a/etc/shadow.orig
) > /a/etc/shadow