On 02/24/2020 11:23 AM, Beartooth wrote:
useradd -h as root got me nothing that seemed to enable even root
to edit a user's data. (I tried -p and -u.) Can I do it??
Try this: first, use su - to become root. Then, as root:
passwd $USERNAME
This will (or at least should) allow you to change the user's password
without needing to know the old one.