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-rwxr-xr-xscripts/standalone_root_pw_reset4
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/standalone_root_pw_reset b/scripts/standalone_root_pw_reset
index b173f22d..336d534d 100755
--- a/scripts/standalone_root_pw_reset
+++ b/scripts/standalone_root_pw_reset
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ cp $CF ${CF}.before_pwrecovery
echo "Reseting the root password..."
# change system first
-newpwd=$(mkpasswd -H md5 vyatta)
+newpwd=`mkpasswd -H md5 vyatta`
usermod --password "$newpwd" root
# escape / in encrypted passwd
pw=$(echo $newpwd | sed 's:/:\\/:g')
sed -i \
- -e "/^.* user root {/,/}/s/encrypted-password:.*\$/encrypted-password: \"$pw\"/" \
+ -e "/^.* user root {/,/}/s/encrypted-password .*\$/encrypted-password \"$pw\"/" \
$CF
echo $(date "+%b%e %T") $(hostname) "Root password reset to factory value" \