Using WinSCP script to change login password of a Raspberry Pi device

kgng97
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Using WinSCP script to change login password of a Raspberry Pi device

2022-02-24 04:22

Hi,
I am trying to write a WinSCP script to change the login password of a Raspberry Pi device.

On a PuTTY command-line console, I would type passwd and then the following:

enter the current password [which is "raspberry"]
enter the new password [say, "raspberry2"]
retype new password

How can I implement these steps in a WinSCP script?

Here is what I have in the script file (script.txt):

# Connect
open sftp://pi:raspberry@10.0.123.456/
 
# Text for changing password to be placed here.
 
# Disconnect
close
 
# Exit WinSCP
exit

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martin◆ Site Admin
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Re: Using WinSCP script to change login password of a Raspberry Pi device

2022-02-25

WinSCP is a file transfer client. It's not the right tool to automate shell commands. Although it can execute shell commands using the call command:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/scriptcommand_call
But you won't be able to execute passwd command with it.

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