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passwd
6
Section 1:
Executable programs or shell commands
chage.1
Change user password expiry information
chfn.1
Change real user name and information
chsh.1
Change login shell
expiry.1
Check and enforce password expiration policy
gpasswd.1
Administer /etc/group and /etc/gshadow
passwd.1
Change user password
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Section 5:
File formats and conventions
gshadow.5
Shadowed group file
passwd.5
The password file
shadow.5
Shadowed password file
subgid.5
The subordinate gid file
subuid.5
The subordinate uid file
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Section 8:
System administration commands
chgpasswd.8
Update group passwords in batch mode
chpasswd.8
Update passwords in batch mode
cppw.8
Copy with locking the given file to the password or group file
groupadd.8
Create a new group
groupdel.8
Delete a group
groupmod.8
Modify a group definition on the system
grpck.8
Verify integrity of group files
newusers.8
Update and create new users in batch
pwck.8
Verify integrity of password files
pwconv.8
Convert to and from shadow passwords and groups
shadowconfig.8
Toggle shadow passwords on and off
useradd.8
Create a new user or update default new user information
userdel.8
Delete a user account and related files
usermod.8
Modify a user account
vipw.8
Edit the password, group, shadow-password or shadow-group file