passwd

Change user password or manage account status.

$ passwd

Username

Examples

# Change current user's password
passwd

# Change password for a user
passwd john

# Lock a user account
passwd -l john

# Unlock a user account
passwd -u john

# Force password expiry
passwd -e john

# Set password aging
passwd -n 7 -x 90 -w 7 john

# Show account status
passwd -S john

# Delete password
passwd -d john