chkpasswd8

Usage

Overview

chkpasswd verifies a supplied username and password against file, NIS, or OpenDirectory infosystems.

The options are as follows:

-c

The supplied password is compared verbatim without first being encrypted.

-i infosystem

Specify the system against which to check the password (default is PAM). Valid systems:

file

File-based passwords

nis

NIS/YP authentication

opendirectory

OpenDirectory (Directory Services) authentication. If no -l option is specified, the search node is used.

PAM

Pluggable Authentication Modules

-l location

Specify a location; varies based on infosystem type:

for file

Filename (default: /etc/master.passwd).

for nis

NIS domainname.

for opendirectory

A directory node name such as /Local/Default.

for PAM

Unused.

name username