passwd
Passwd is a tool used to change a user's password. More information: https://manned.org/passwd.
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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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