User passwords for BSD 4.3 system managers

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When you use the /bin/passwd command for AIX® as the root user, you are prompted for the current root user password.

An example of using the /bin/passwd command follows:
# passwd cslater
Changing password for "cslater"
Enter root's Password or
cslater's Old password:
cslater's New password:
Re-enter cslater's
new password:
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The 4.3 BSD version does not prompt for the current root user password. An example of the 4.3 BSD version follows:
# passwd cslater
New password:
Retype new password:
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