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+# Changepw
+*Shell script that uses and aids ansible*
+Use changepw to change a local user password on a set of hosts.
+
+These scripts work together and must be run in order.
+
+**prep.sh** makes a custom inventory file with all the hosts from the vcenter_matrix.csv list that can be ansible-pinged. If a system is unavailable for any reason, it will be excluded.
+This script is not strictly necessary, but if you omit it you need to prepare the inventory-changepw.yml inventory file.
+
+**changepw.sh** has a hardcoded username in it but prompts for the new password and its confirmation. It saves those values to a vault file and then loops through the hard-coded sites and runs the ansible playbook that changes the local user password.
+
+### Usage
+
+    cd /etc/ansible/shell/changepw
+    ./prep.sh
+    ./generate.sh
+    
+### Dependencies
+This tool depends on the output of the vcenter_matrix tool, so run it first.
+
+# Reference
+## Weblinks
+1. https://bgstack15.wordpress.com/2017/12/03/python-get-linux-compatible-password-hash/