passwd

Question 1

passwd

Answer 1

The passwd command changes passwords for user accounts.

Question 2

passwd

• a
• d
• e
• k
• i
• l
• n

Answer 2

• a, –all, Report password status on all accounts.
• d, –delete, Delete password for named account.
• e, –expire, Force expire the password for named account.
• k, –keep-tokens, Change password only if expired.
• i, –inactive INACTIVE, Set password inactive after expiration to INACTIVE.
• l, –lock, Lock the password of named account.
• n, –mindays MIN_DAYS, Minimum days before password change.

Question 3

passwd

• q
• r
• R
• S
• u
• w
• x

Answer 3

• q, –quiet
• r, –repository REPOSITORY, Change password in REPOSITORY repository.
• R, –root CHROOT_DIR
• S, –status, Report password status on an account.
• u, –unlock, Unlock the password of an account.
• w, –warndays WARN_DAYS
• x, –maxdays MAX_DAYS