passwd — Change a user's password. See also: `chpasswd`. More information: <https://manned.org/passwd>.

Change the password of the current user interactively

passwd

Change the password of a specific user

sudo passwd {{username}}

Get the current status of the user

passwd {{[-S|--status]}}

Make the password of the account blank (it will set the named account passwordless)

passwd {{[-d|--delete]}}

Set password programmatically (ideal for install scripts)

yes {{password}} | passwd