# man > passwd(1ssl) > **TLDR:** Change a user's password. > - 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` *Source: tldr-pages* --- [OPENSSL-CMDS(1SSL)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/OPENSSL-CMDS/1SSL/markdown) OpenSSL [OPENSSL-CMDS(1SSL)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/OPENSSL-CMDS/1SSL/markdown) ## NAME asn1parse, ca, ciphers, cms, crl, crl2pkcs7, dgst, dhparam, dsa, dsaparam, ec, ecparam, enc, engine, errstr, gendsa, genpkey, genrsa, info, kdf, mac, nseq, ocsp, passwd, pkcs12, pkcs7, pkcs8, pkey, pkeyparam, pkeyutl, prime, rand, rehash, req, rsa, rsautl, s_client, s_server, s_time, sess_id, smime, speed, spkac, srp, storeutl, ts, verify, version, x509 - OpenSSL application commands ## SYNOPSIS **openssl** _cmd_ **-help** | [_-option_ | _-option_ _arg_] ... [_arg_] ... ## DESCRIPTION Every _cmd_ listed above is a (sub-)command of the [**openssl**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl/1/markdown) application. It has its own detailed manual page at **openssl-[**_c_c_m_m_d_d(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ccmmdd/1/markdown). For example, to view the manual page for the **openssl** **dgst** command, type "man openssl-dgst". ## OPTIONS Among others, every subcommand has a help option. ### -help Print out a usage message for the subcommand. ## SEE ALSO [**openssl**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl/1/markdown), [**openssl-asn1parse**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-asn1parse/1/markdown), [**openssl-ca**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-ca/1/markdown), [**openssl-ciphers**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-ciphers/1/markdown), [**openssl-cms**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-cms/1/markdown), [**openssl-crl**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-crl/1/markdown), [**openssl-crl2pkcs7**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-crl2pkcs7/1/markdown), [**openssl-dgst**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-dgst/1/markdown), [**openssl-dhparam**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-dhparam/1/markdown), [**openssl-dsa**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-dsa/1/markdown), [**openssl-dsaparam**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-dsaparam/1/markdown), [**openssl-ec**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-ec/1/markdown), [**openssl-ecparam**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-ecparam/1/markdown), [**openssl-enc**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-enc/1/markdown), [**openssl-engine**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-engine/1/markdown), [**openssl-errstr**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-errstr/1/markdown), [**openssl-gendsa**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-gendsa/1/markdown), [**openssl-genpkey**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-genpkey/1/markdown), [**openssl-genrsa**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-genrsa/1/markdown), [**openssl-info**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-info/1/markdown), [**openssl-kdf**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-kdf/1/markdown), [**openssl-mac**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-mac/1/markdown), [**openssl-nseq**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-nseq/1/markdown), [**openssl-ocsp**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-ocsp/1/markdown), [**openssl-passwd**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-passwd/1/markdown), [**openssl-pkcs12**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-pkcs12/1/markdown), [**openssl-pkcs7**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-pkcs7/1/markdown), [**openssl-pkcs8**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-pkcs8/1/markdown), [**openssl-pkey**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-pkey/1/markdown), [**openssl-pkeyparam**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-pkeyparam/1/markdown), [**openssl-pkeyutl**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-pkeyutl/1/markdown), [**openssl-prime**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-prime/1/markdown), [**openssl-rand**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-rand/1/markdown), [**openssl-rehash**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-rehash/1/markdown), [**openssl-req**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-req/1/markdown), [**openssl-rsa**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-rsa/1/markdown), [**openssl-rsautl**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-rsautl/1/markdown), **openssl-s**___**[client**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/client/1/markdown), **openssl-s**___**[server**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/server/1/markdown), **openssl-s**___**[time**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/time/1/markdown), **openssl-sess**___**[id**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/id/1/markdown), [**openssl-smime**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-smime/1/markdown), [**openssl-speed**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-speed/1/markdown), [**openssl-spkac**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-spkac/1/markdown), [**openssl-srp**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-srp/1/markdown), [**openssl-storeutl**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-storeutl/1/markdown), [**openssl-ts**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-ts/1/markdown), [**openssl-verify**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-verify/1/markdown), [**openssl-version**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-version/1/markdown), [**openssl-x509**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-x509/1/markdown), ## HISTORY Initially, the manual page entry for the "openssl _cmd"_ command used to be available at [_cmd_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/cmd/1/markdown). Later, the alias **openssl-[**_c_c_m_m_d_d(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ccmmdd/1/markdown) was introduced, which made it easier to group the openssl commands using the [**apropos**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/apropos/1/markdown) command or the shell's tab completion. In order to reduce cluttering of the global manual page namespace, the manual page entries without the 'openssl-' prefix have been deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0 and will be removed in OpenSSL 4.0. ## COPYRIGHT Copyright 2019-2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved. Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at <>. 3.0.2 2026-06-02 [OPENSSL-CMDS(1SSL)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/OPENSSL-CMDS/1SSL/markdown)