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.TH checkpw 1 "June 2025" "chkpwd 1.3.1" "chkpwd man page"
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.SH NAME
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chkpwd \- checks the validity of a users password on a UNIX/PAM-based system.
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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chkpwd [OPTION]...
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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chkpwd is a program that checks the validity of a users password on a
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UNIX/PAM-based system.
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.SH OPTIONS
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The options which apply to the chkpwd command are:
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-u <username> Set username.
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-p <password> Set password.
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-v Enable verbose mode.
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-V Print program version.
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-h Show this help.
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chkpwd runs in an interactive mode when no username and/or password are set.
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A missing username and/or password will then be asked for while program
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execution.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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pam(3), pam_authenticate(3), PAM(8), pam_unix(8)
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.SH BUGS
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No known bugs.
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.SH AUTHOR
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Written by Johannes Findeisen <you@hanez.org>.
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