how can I override passwd?

[STYMA, ROBERT E (ROBERT)]

> Hmm, how isolated is your machine ? I mean, a complete 
> isolated system,
> which is not connected to any network and only accesable for 
> you doesn't
> need any password, right ?
True, in theory, this machine does not need a password.
Which is why I would rather not have the system enforce
password expiration and other strong password features.
Password expiration is normally controlled in /etc/shadow,
hopefully this is not being overridden.