This script will change the password on the local server and send an email if it failed or completed the job.

passwdchange.sh

#!/bin/bash

MYHOST=`hostname -s`
MYPW='!QAZXSw2@'
MYUSER='root'
NEWPASS="$MYHOST$MYPW"
MYEMAIL='<email list>'

echo -e "$NEWPASS\n$NEWPASS" | (passwd --stdin $MYUSER)

  if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
    echo "Password was changed for $MYUSER on `hostname`!" > /root/.mychange
    mail -s "Password change script ran on `hostname`" < /root/.mychange $MYEMAIL
  else
    echo "Password change failed for $MYUSER on `hostname`!" > /root/.mychange
    mail -s "Your $MYUSER password change failed on `hostname`! Please investigate." < /root/.mychange $MYEMAIL
  fi