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diff --git a/system_cmds/chkpasswd.tproj/chkpasswd.8 b/system_cmds/chkpasswd.tproj/chkpasswd.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fd6c4f2 --- /dev/null +++ b/system_cmds/chkpasswd.tproj/chkpasswd.8 @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +.Dd July 20, 2004 +.Dt CHKPASSWD 8 +.Os Darwin +.Sh NAME +.Nm chkpasswd +.Nd verifies user password against various systems +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm chkpasswd +.Op Fl i Ar infosystem Op Fl l Ar location +.Op Fl c +.Op Ar name +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Nm chkpasswd +verifies a supplied username and password against file, NIS, +or OpenDirectory infosystems. +.Pp +The options are as follows: +.Bl -tag -width Ds +.\" ========== +.It Fl c +The supplied password is compared verbatim without first being encrypted. +.\" ========== +.It Fl i Ar infosystem +Specify the system against which to check the password +(default is PAM). Valid systems: +.Bl -tag -width "opendirectory" +.It Ar file +File-based passwords +.It Ar nis +NIS/YP authentication +.It Ar opendirectory +OpenDirectory (Directory Services) authentication. +If no +.Fl l +option is specified, the search node is used. +.It Ar PAM +Pluggable Authentication Modules +.El +.Pp +.\" ========== +.It Fl l Ar location +Specify a location; varies based on infosystem type: +.Bl -tag -width "for opendirectory" +.It for file +Filename (default: /etc/master.passwd). +.It for nis +NIS domainname. +.It for opendirectory +A directory node name such as /Local/Default. +.It for PAM +Unused. +.El +.Pp +.El +.Ar name +username +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr dscl 1 , +.Xr passwd 5 |
