OSX: Set any password via terminal
To change minimum password length to 1
pwpolicy getaccountpolicies > temp.xml nano temp.xml
Erase until first string is
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
Find string
<string>policyAttributePassword matches '^$|.{1,}+'</string>
Replace {4,} with {1,}
<string>policyAttributePassword matches '^$|.{1,}+'</string>
Ctrl+O to save
Enter
Ctrl+X to exit
Apply changes and remove temp file
sudo pwpolicy setaccountpolicies temp.xml rm temp.xml
Change password for current user
passwd