passwd Command Examples

Change a user's password. More information: https://manned.org/passwd.

• Change the password of the current user interactively:

passwd

• Change the password of a specific user:

passwd {{username}}

• Get the current status of the user:

passwd {{[-S|--status]}}

• Make the password of the account blank (it will set the named account passwordless):

passwd {{[-d|--delete]}}

• Set password programmatically (ideal for install scripts):

yes {{password}} | passwd