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| author | Steve Langasek <steve.langasek@ubuntu.com> | 2019-01-03 16:26:05 -0800 |
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| committer | Steve Langasek <steve.langasek@ubuntu.com> | 2019-01-03 17:26:38 -0800 |
| commit | 9c52e721044e7501c3d4567b36d222dc7326224a (patch) | |
| tree | 9011790770130c60a712a6f125ad50d60e07cc74 /modules/pam_unix/unix_chkpwd.8 | |
| parent | 9727ff2a3fa0e94a42b34a579027bacf4146d571 (diff) | |
| parent | 186ff16e8d12ff15d518000c17f115ccab5275a4 (diff) | |
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New upstream version 1.0.1
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diff --git a/modules/pam_unix/unix_chkpwd.8 b/modules/pam_unix/unix_chkpwd.8 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..07c8e781 --- /dev/null +++ b/modules/pam_unix/unix_chkpwd.8 @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +.\" Title: unix_chkpwd +.\" Author: +.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.73.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/> +.\" Date: 04/16/2008 +.\" Manual: Linux-PAM Manual +.\" Source: Linux-PAM Manual +.\" +.TH "UNIX_CHKPWD" "8" "04/16/2008" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual" +.\" disable hyphenation +.nh +.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only) +.ad l +.SH "NAME" +unix_chkpwd - Helper binary that verifies the password of the current user +.SH "SYNOPSIS" +.HP 12 +\fBunix_chkpwd\fR [\.\.\.] +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +.PP + +\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 +It is typically installed setuid root or setgid shadow\. +.PP +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_unix\fR(8) +.SH "AUTHOR" +.PP +Written by Andrew Morgan and other various people\. |