passwd — Change Login Password and Password Attributes

Synopsis

/usr/bin/passwd [-r files | -r nis| -r nisplus][name] 
/usr/bin/passwd [-r files][-egh][name] 
/usr/bin/passwd [-r files] -s [-a] 
/usr/bin/passwd [-r files] -s [name] 
/usr/bin/passwd [-r files][-d | -l][-f][-n min][-w warn][-x max] name 
/usr/bin/passwd -r nis [-egh][name] 
/usr/bin/passwd -r nisplus [-egh][-D domainname][name] 
/usr/bin/passwd -r nisplus -s [-a] 
/usr/bin/passwd -r nisplus [-D domainname] -s [name] 
/usr/bin/passwd -r nisplus [-l][-f][-n min][-w warn][-x max] 
  [-D domainname] name
					

Description

Note

The passwd command replaces the nispasswd and yppasswd commands and should be used in their place.

Use the passwd command to change the password or list password attributes ...

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