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1 .Dd February 2, 2015
2 .Dt PASSWD 1
3 .Os ubase
4 .Sh NAME
5 .Nm passwd
6 .Nd change a user's password
7 .Sh SYNOPSIS
8 .Nm
9 .Op Ar username
10 .Sh DESCRIPTION
11 .Nm
12 changes the user's password. The user is prompted for their current password.
13 If the current password is correctly typed, a new password is requested. The
14 new password must be entered twice to avoid typing errors. The superuser is
15 not required to provide a user's current password.