---
name: "saslpasswd2"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsasl"
version: "2.1.28-5"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/saslpasswd2"
---

# saslpasswd2(8)

set a user's sasl password

## NAME

saslpasswd2 - set a user's sasl password

## SYNOPSIS

**saslpasswd2** \[**-p**\] \[**-d**\] \[**-c**\] \[**-n**\] \[**-f file**\] \[**-u domain**\] \[**-a appname**\] \[**-v**\] **userid**

## DESCRIPTION

*saslpasswd2* is used by a server administrator to set a user's sasl password for server programs and SASL mechanisms which use the standard libsasl database of user secrets.

## OPTIONS

- **-p**

  Pipe mode - saslpasswd2 will neither prompt for the password nor verify that it was entered correctly.  This is the default when standard input is not a terminal.

- **-c**

  Creates an entry for the user if the user doesn't already exist.  This is mutually exclusive with the **-d** (delete user) flag.

- **-d**

  Deletes the entry for the user.  This is mutually exclusive with the **-c** (create user) flag.

- **-n**

  Don't set the plaintext *userPassword* property for the user.  Only mechanism-specific secrets will be set (e.g. OTP, SCRAM, SRP)

- **-u domain**

  use **domain** for user domain (realm).

- **-f file**

  use **file** for sasldb

- **-a appname**

  use **appname** as application name.

- **-v**

  Print libsasl2 version number and exit.

## SEE ALSO

[sasldblistusers2(8)](/sasldblistusers2/8.md)

- rfc4422 - Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL)