KOMANDA PASSWD passwd [-g] [-r|R] group passwd [-x max] [-n min] [-w warn] [-i inact] name passwd {-l|-u|-d|-S} name DESCRIPTION passwd changes passwords for user and group accounts. A normal user may only change the password for their own account, the super user may change the password for any account. The administrator of a group may change the password for the group. passwd also changes account information, such as the full name of the user, their login shell, or password expiry dates and intervals.