Comments on: 10 passwd Command Examples in Linux

By: Ron

Ron — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 03:11:56 +0000

In reply to RoseHosting. echo newpassword | passwd username --stdin working on Redhat based platform (Fedora, CentOS, OEL, etc.)

By: Ron

Ron — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 03:09:03 +0000

In reply to RoseHosting. echo -e "newpassword\nnewpassword" | passwd username

By: Mangal Chavan

Mangal Chavan — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 15:05:42 +0000

while using the command passwd ,
why it showing error after changing the password or enter new password

By: Anurag

Anurag — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 13:13:34 +0000

What is difference between passwd and usermod command. Even passwd can do same things that usermod does. then please tell the actual difference between passwd and usermod command.

By: Pradeep Kumar

Pradeep Kumar — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 08:09:55 +0000

In reply to Abhi. Hi Abhi, Yes, you can make the same password policy for root user but it is not recommended to implement on root.

By: Abhi

Abhi — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 03:47:56 +0000

Can i make same current asking policy for root when using passwd command as root????

By: RoseHosting

RoseHosting — Sun, 27 Sep 2015 16:26:15 +0000

Great examples! The following can be used to change user password using shell script. echo -e "newpasswordnnewpassword" | passwd username