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[chandranjoy]

How to generate Random/Secured passwords in Linux?

Copy and paste the following code at the end of /root/.bashrc file

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genpasswd() {
        local l=$1
        [ "$l" == "" ] && l=20
        tr -dc A-Za-z0-9_ < /dev/urandom | head -c ${l} | xargs
}


Then type,

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genpasswd 12

Output:
zzCKSosOXTEK

You will get the 12 character password in mixed style.

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