diff --git a/sonic_platform_base/local_users_passwords_reset_base.py b/sonic_platform_base/local_users_passwords_reset_base.py
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+++ b/sonic_platform_base/local_users_passwords_reset_base.py
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+'''
+    local_users_passwords_reset_base.py
+
+    Abstract base class for implementing platform-specific
+    local users' passwords reset base functionality for SONiC
+'''
+try:
+    import json
+    import subprocess
+
+    from sonic_py_common.logger import Logger
+except ImportError as e:
+    raise ImportError (str(e) + "- required module not found")
+
+# Global logger class instance
+logger = Logger()
+
+
+DEFAULT_USERS_FILEPATH = '/etc/sonic/default_users.json'
+
+
+class LocalUsersConfigurationResetBase(object):
+    """
+    Abstract base class for resetting local users' passwords on the switch
+    """
+    def should_trigger(self):
+        '''
+        define the condition to trigger
+        '''
+        # the condition to trigger start() method, the default implementation will be by checking if a long reboot press was detected.
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def reset_password(user, hashed_password, expire=False):
+        '''
+        This method is used to reset the user's password and expire it (optional) using Linux shell commands.
+        '''
+        # Use 'chpasswd' shell command to change password
+        subprocess.call([f"echo '{user}:{hashed_password}' | sudo chpasswd -e"], shell=True)
+        if expire:
+            # Use 'passwd' shell command to expire password
+            subprocess.call(['sudo', 'passwd', '-e', f'{user}'])
+
+    def start(self):
+        '''
+        The functionality defined is to restore original password and expire it for default local users.
+        It is done by reading default users file and resetting passwords using Linux shell commands.
+        '''
+        default_users = {}
+
+        # Fetch local users information from default_users
+        with open(DEFAULT_USERS_FILEPATH) as f:
+            default_users = json.load(f)
+
+        logger.log_info('Restoring default users\' passwords and expiring them')
+        for user in default_users.keys():
+            hashed_password = default_users.get(user, {}).get('password')
+            if hashed_password:
+                self.reset_password(user, hashed_password, expire=True)
diff --git a/tests/local_users_passwords_reset_base_test.py b/tests/local_users_passwords_reset_base_test.py
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+'''
+Test LocalUsersConfigurationResetBase module
+'''
+import subprocess
+import pytest
+from mock import patch, mock_open
+from sonic_platform_base.local_users_passwords_reset_base import LocalUsersConfigurationResetBase
+
+
+DEFAULT_USERS_JSON_EXAMPLE_OUTPUT = '''
+{
+    "admin": {
+        "expire": "false",
+        "password": "HASHED_PASSWORD_123"
+    }
+}
+'''
+
+
+class TestLocalUsersConfigurationResetBase:
+    '''
+    Collection of LocalUsersConfigurationResetBase test methods
+    '''
+    @staticmethod
+    def test_local_users_passwords_reset_base():
+        '''
+        Verify unimplemented methods
+        '''
+        base = LocalUsersConfigurationResetBase()
+        not_implemented_methods = [
+            (base.should_trigger,)]
+
+        for method in not_implemented_methods:
+            expected_exception = False
+            try:
+                func = method[0]
+                args = method[1:]
+                func(*args)
+            except Exception as exc:
+                expected_exception = isinstance(exc, NotImplementedError)
+            assert expected_exception
+
+    @patch('subprocess.call')
+    def test_reset_passwords_method(self, mock_subproc_call):
+        '''
+        Test the reset passwords static method
+        '''
+        LocalUsersConfigurationResetBase.reset_password(
+            user='admin',
+            hashed_password='HASHED_PASSWORD_123',
+            expire=True)
+        mock_subproc_call.assert_any_call(["echo 'admin:HASHED_PASSWORD_123' | sudo chpasswd -e"], shell=True)
+        mock_subproc_call.assert_any_call(['sudo', 'passwd', '-e', 'admin'])
+
+    @patch('subprocess.call')
+    @patch("builtins.open", new_callable=mock_open, read_data=DEFAULT_USERS_JSON_EXAMPLE_OUTPUT)
+    def test_basic_flow_resetting_users_triggered(self, mock_open, mock_subproc_call):
+        '''
+        Test the basic flow of resetting local users when long button press is detected
+        '''
+        LocalUsersConfigurationResetBase().start()
+        mock_subproc_call.assert_any_call(["echo 'admin:HASHED_PASSWORD_123' | sudo chpasswd -e"], shell=True)
+        mock_subproc_call.assert_any_call(['sudo', 'passwd', '-e', 'admin'])