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.\" $Id: pwunconv-old.8,v 1.1 1997/09/29 22:01:31 marekm Exp $
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.TH PWUNCONV 8
.SH NAME
pwunconv \- restore old password file from shadow password file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B pwunconv
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBPwunconv\fR copies the password file information from the shadow
password file,
merging entries from an optional existing shadow file.
The new password file is left in \fInpasswd\fR.
This file is created with modes which allow read access for
the owner only.
There is no new shadow file.
Password aging information is translated where possible.
There is some loss of resolution in the password aging information.
.SH FILES
/etc/passwd \- old encrypted passwords and password aging
.br
/etc/shadow \- previously converted shadow password file
.br
./npasswd \- new password file
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR passwd (1),
.BR passwd (5),
.BR shadow (5),
.BR pwconv (8)
.SH AUTHOR
Julianne Frances Haugh (jfh@tab.com)