how can I override passwd?

[Pasha]

Douglas Frank wrote:

> In setting up a user acct for myself, passwd refuses my favorite 
> password because it includes a dictionary word.
>
> Hell I've been using this same password here at work for years, it's 
> the one I use all over the LAN and I don't feel like changing 
> everywhere it to accomodate whichever graduate student Napoleon 
> decided to make passwd use Linux_PAM.  If any of my colleagues care to 
> crack it, I don't care.  I keep all my porn at home.
>
> How can I override the password nanny temporarily?
>
> thanks

Set user password as root. It will still complain about bad password, 
but will accept it anyway.