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<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" xml:id="unix_chkpwd">
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle>unix_chkpwd</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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<refmiscinfo class="source">Linux-PAM</refmiscinfo>
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<refmiscinfo class="manual">Linux-PAM Manual</refmiscinfo>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv xml:id="unix_chkpwd-name">
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<refname>unix_chkpwd</refname>
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<refpurpose>Helper binary that verifies the password of the current user</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<cmdsynopsis xml:id="unix_chkpwd-cmdsynopsis" sepchar=" ">
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<command>unix_chkpwd</command>
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<arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat">
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...
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</arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1 xml:id="unix_chkpwd-description">
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<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
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<para>
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<emphasis>unix_chkpwd</emphasis> is a helper program for the
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<emphasis>pam_unix</emphasis> module that verifies the
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password of the current user. It also checks password and account
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expiration dates in <emphasis>shadow</emphasis>. It is not intended to
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be run directly from the command line and logs a security violation if
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done so.
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</para>
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<para>
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It is typically installed setuid root or setgid shadow.
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</para>
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<para>
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The interface of the helper - command line options, and input/output
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data format are internal to the <emphasis>pam_unix</emphasis>
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module and it should not be called directly from applications.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 xml:id="unix_chkpwd-see_also">
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<title>SEE ALSO</title>
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<para>
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>pam_unix</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 xml:id="unix_chkpwd-author">
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<title>AUTHOR</title>
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<para>
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Written by Andrew Morgan and other various people.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry> |