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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 | |
parent | a3ee6f5fc767b1b01568bce6dd31fc9ca932a8d2 (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 b/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_unix/unix_chkpwd.8 index 02ccfe4a..6c7f0647 100644 --- a/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_unix/unix_chkpwd.8 +++ b/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_unix/unix_chkpwd.8 @@ -1,80 +1,38 @@ -.\" Copyright (C) 2003 International Business Machines Corporation -.\" This file is distributed according to the GNU General Public License. -.\" See the file COPYING in the top level source directory for details. +.\" Title: unix_chkpwd +.\" Author: +.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.73.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/> +.\" Date: 01/28/2008 +.\" Manual: Linux-PAM Manual +.\" Source: Linux-PAM Manual .\" -.de Sh \" Subsection -.br -.if t .Sp -.ne 5 -.PP -\fB\\$1\fR -.PP -.. -.de Sp \" Vertical space (when we can't use .PP) -.if t .sp .5v -.if n .sp -.. -.de Ip \" List item -.br -.ie \\n(.$>=3 .ne \\$3 -.el .ne 3 -.IP "\\$1" \\$2 -.. -.TH "UNIX_CHKPWD" 8 "2003-03-21" "Linux-PAM 0.76" "Linux-PAM Manual" -.SH NAME -unix_chkpwd \- helper binary that verifies the password of the current user -.SH "SYNOPSIS" +.TH "UNIX_CHKPWD" "8" "01/28/2008" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual" +.\" disable hyphenation +.nh +.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only) .ad l -.hy 0 - -/sbin/unix_chkpwd [\fIusername\fR] -.sp -.ad -.hy +.SH "NAME" +unix_chkpwd - Helper binary that verifies the password of the current user +.SH "SYNOPSIS" +.HP 12 +\fBunix_chkpwd\fR [\.\.\.] .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP -\fBunix_chkpwd\fR is a helper program for the pam_unix module that verifies -the password of the current user. It is not intended to be run directly from -the command line and logs a security violation if done so. - -It is typically installed setuid root or setgid shadow. -.SH "OPTIONS" +\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 -unix_pwdchk optionally takes the following argument: -.TP -\fIusername\fR -The username of the user whose password you want to check: this must match the current user id. - -.SH "INPUTS" +It is typically installed setuid root or setgid shadow\. .PP -unix_pwdchk expects the following inputs via stdin: -.TP -\fIoption\fR -Either nullok or nonull, depending on whether the user can have an empty password. -.TP -\fIpassword\fR -The password to verify. - -.SH "RETURN CODES" -.PP -\fBunix_chkpwd\fR has the following return codes: -.TP -1 -unix_chkpwd was inappropriately called from the command line or the password is incorrect. - -.TP -0 -The password is correct. - -.SH "HISTORY" -Written by Andrew Morgan - +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\fR(8) - -.SH AUTHOR -Emily Ratliff. +\fBpam_unix\fR(8) +.SH "AUTHOR" +.PP +Written by Andrew Morgan and other various people\. |