.\" @(#)passwd.1 1.00 93/07/01 EDS;
.TH PASSWD 1 "01 July 1993"
.SH NAME
passwd \- set a user's login password
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B passwd
[
.BI \-?
|
.BI \-v
] [
.BI username
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B passwd
changes the specified user's password.  Only root is allowed to alter
passwords other than his own.  If the
.IR username
is not given, the user's own login name is assumed.  Users other than root
must then enter the old password to verify permission to change the password.
Finally, the user must type the desired new password twice to insure that no
mistakes are made.
.LP
To cancel
.B passwd
, type
.IR CTRL-@
when asked to enter the new password.
The
.B \-?
flag causes
.B passwd
to display a brief usage message, and the
.B \-v
flag causes
.B passwd
to display version information.
.SH SEE ALSO
.LP
.BR login "(1)"
.SH FILES
.B /etc/passwd
\- contains the password information
.SH AUTHOR
.LP
.nf
Eric Shepherd

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