PASSWD - change user password.

Syntax:

passwd [newpassword] [options]*

Options:

Userid=user
changes the password of another userid.
-Verbose
doesn't double check the new password specified.
+Never
sets the last update of the password to December 31, 1999.

Examples:

passwd
Enter new password
ZXXmZZ$XXAXZ     <- type new password on blot
Re-enter new password
mZekR@$A$@kA     <- retype it
Enter old password
kR$#QgmQdXek
passwd Userid=fbaggins newpassword -verbose
Enter old password
ZXXmZZ$XXAXZ

Description:

PASSWD lets you change your login password. If you wish, you may supply the new password on the command line. If the user is not MASTER, the old password must also be specified. You can neither change nor set a password which contains a dash in it.

Notes:

This command cannot be invoked in DRUNs nor CRUNs.

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