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| author | Steve Langasek <steve.langasek@ubuntu.com> | 2019-01-03 16:18:43 -0800 |
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| committer | Steve Langasek <steve.langasek@ubuntu.com> | 2019-01-03 17:01:52 -0800 |
| commit | 26ee21df2a5fe63f08cfae8c7d35c24bd3dd4f04 (patch) | |
| tree | e6e25c1da5974a60660c8b2108d609fae00af126 /Linux-PAM/modules/pam_unix/unix_chkpwd.8.xml | |
| parent | a3ee6f5fc767b1b01568bce6dd31fc9ca932a8d2 (diff) | |
| parent | 9727ff2a3fa0e94a42b34a579027bacf4146d571 (diff) | |
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merge upstream version 0.99.10.0
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diff --git a/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_unix/unix_chkpwd.8.xml b/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_unix/unix_chkpwd.8.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a10dbe33 --- /dev/null +++ b/Linux-PAM/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> |