passwd

Passwd is a tool used to change a user's password.

More information.

• 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

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

passwd -d

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