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diff --git a/modules/pam_unix/unix_chkpwd.8 b/modules/pam_unix/unix_chkpwd.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..93c95bd --- /dev/null +++ b/modules/pam_unix/unix_chkpwd.8 @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +'\" t +.\" Title: unix_chkpwd +.\" Author: [see the "AUTHOR" section] +.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.79.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/> +.\" Date: 09/03/2021 +.\" Manual: Linux-PAM Manual +.\" Source: Linux-PAM Manual +.\" Language: English +.\" +.TH "UNIX_CHKPWD" "8" "09/03/2021" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual" +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- +.\" * Define some portability stuff +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- +.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +.\" http://bugs.debian.org/507673 +.\" http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2009-02/msg00013.html +.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +.ie \n(.g .ds Aq \(aq +.el .ds Aq ' +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- +.\" * set default formatting +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- +.\" disable hyphenation +.nh +.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only) +.ad l +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- +.\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE * +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- +.SH "NAME" +unix_chkpwd \- Helper binary that verifies the password of the current user +.SH "SYNOPSIS" +.HP \w'\fBunix_chkpwd\fR\ 'u +\fBunix_chkpwd\fR [\&.\&.\&.] +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +.PP +\fIunix_chkpwd\fR +is a helper program for the +\fIpam_unix\fR +module that verifies the password of the current user\&. It also checks password and account expiration dates in +\fIshadow\fR\&. It is not intended to be run directly from the command line and logs a security violation if done so\&. +.PP +It is typically installed setuid root or setgid shadow\&. +.PP +The interface of the helper \- command line options, and input/output data format are internal to the +\fIpam_unix\fR +module and it should not be called directly from applications\&. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.PP +\fBpam_unix\fR(8) +.SH "AUTHOR" +.PP +Written by Andrew Morgan and other various people\&. diff --git a/modules/pam_unix/unix_chkpwd.8.xml b/modules/pam_unix/unix_chkpwd.8.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a10dbe3 --- /dev/null +++ b/modules/pam_unix/unix_chkpwd.8.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding='UTF-8'?> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd"> + +<refentry id="unix_chkpwd"> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>unix_chkpwd</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + <refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">Linux-PAM Manual</refmiscinfo> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv id="unix_chkpwd-name"> + <refname>unix_chkpwd</refname> + <refpurpose>Helper binary that verifies the password of the current user</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis id="unix_chkpwd-cmdsynopsis"> + <command>unix_chkpwd</command> + <arg choice="opt"> + ... + </arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1 id="unix_chkpwd-description"> + + <title>DESCRIPTION</title> + + <para> + <emphasis>unix_chkpwd</emphasis> is a helper program for the + <emphasis>pam_unix</emphasis> module that verifies the + password of the current user. It also checks password and account + expiration dates in <emphasis>shadow</emphasis>. It is not intended to + be run directly from the command line and logs a security violation if + done so. + </para> + + <para> + It is typically installed setuid root or setgid shadow. + </para> + + <para> + The interface of the helper - command line options, and input/output + data format are internal to the <emphasis>pam_unix</emphasis> + module and it should not be called directly from applications. + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id='unix_chkpwd-see_also'> + <title>SEE ALSO</title> + <para> + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>pam_unix</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </citerefentry> + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id='unix_chkpwd-author'> + <title>AUTHOR</title> + <para> + Written by Andrew Morgan and other various people. + </para> + </refsect1> + +</refentry> |