makepasswd Command Examples

Generate and encrypt passwords. More information: https://manpages.debian.org/latest/makepasswd/makepasswd.1.en.html.

• Generate a random password (8 to 10 characters long, containing letters and numbers):

makepasswd

• Generate a 10 characters long password:

makepasswd --chars {{10}}

• Generate a 5 to 10 characters long password:

makepasswd --minchars {{5}} --maxchars {{10}}

• Generate a password containing only the characters "b", "a" or "r":

makepasswd --string {{bar}}