---
name: "lpasswd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libuser"
version: "1:0.64+git20241106~dfsg-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lpasswd"
---

# lpasswd(1)

Change group or user password

## NAME

lpasswd - Change group or user password

## SYNOPSIS

lpasswd \[*OPTION*\]... \[*name*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Changes password of user or group *name*.

If the *name* argument is not provided, username of the invoking user is used; the *name* argument is ignored if **lpasswd** is run set-uid to a different user.

Entering an empty password (by pressing Enter) aborts the password setting operation.

## OPTIONS

- **-F**, **--plainpassword-fd**=*fd*

  Read password from file descriptor *fd*, terminated by end of file, **'\\r'** or **'\\n'**.

- **-f**, **--password-fd**=*fd*

  Read password hash from file descriptor *fd*, terminated by end of file, **'\\r'** or **'\\n'**.

- **-g**, **--group**

  Change password of group *name*. By default the password of user *name* is changed.

- **-i**, **--interactive**

  Ask all questions when connecting to the user database, even if default answers are set up in **libuser** configuration.

- **-P**, **--plainpassword**=*password*

  Set the password to *password*. Note that the password can be viewed while running **lpasswd** using tools such as [**ps**(1)](/ps/1.md).

- **-p**, **--password**=*encrypted*

  Set the password to the password represented by the hash *encrypted*. Note that the hash can be viewed while running **lpasswd** using tools such as [**ps**(1)](/ps/1.md).

## EXIT STATUS

The exit status is 0 on success, nonzero on error.