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1.5 KiB
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77 lines
1.5 KiB
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.TH "CHPASSWD" 8 "" "" ""
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.SH NAME
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chpasswd \- update passwords in batch mode
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.HP 9
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\fBchpasswd\fR [\fIoptions\fR]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBchpasswd\fR reads a list of user name and password pairs from standard input and uses this information to update a group of existing users\&. Each line is of the format:
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\fIuser_name\fR:\fIpassword\fR
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By default the supplied password must be in clear\-text\&. Default encription algoritm is DES\&. Also the password age will be updated, if present\&.
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This command is intended to be used in a large system environment where many accounts are created at a single time\&.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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The options which apply to the \fBchpasswd\fR command are:
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\fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-encrypted\fR
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Supplied passwords are in encrypted form\&.
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\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
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Display help message and exit\&.
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\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-md5\fR
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Use MD5 encryption instead DES when the supplied passwords are not encrypted\&.
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.SH "CAVEATS"
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Remember keep protected for reading by others fille passed to standard input \fBchpasswd\fR command if it contains unencrypted passwords\&.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBpasswd\fR(1), \fBnewusers\fR(8), \fBuseradd\fR(8)
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.SH "AUTHOR"
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Julianne Frances Haugh (jockgrrl@ix\&.netcom\&.com)
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