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.Dd July 20, 2004
.Dt CHKPASSWD 8
.Os Darwin
.Sh NAME
.Nm chkpasswd
.Nd verifies user password against various systems
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl i Ar infosystem
.Op Fl l Ar location
.Op Fl c
.Op Ar name
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
verifies a supplied username and password against NetInfo, file, NIS, or OpenDirectory backends.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.Fl i Ar infosystem
Specify the system against which to check the password (default is OpenDirectory). Valid systems:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width "opendirectory" -compact
.It Cm netinfo
NetInfo database
.It Cm file
File-based passwords
.It Cm nis
NIS/YP authentication
.It Cm opendirectory
OpenDirectory (Directory Services) authentication
.El
.Fl l Ar location
Specify a location; varies based on info system type:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width "opendirectory" -compact
.It Cm netinfo
Domain name or server/tag.
.It Cm file
Filename (default: /etc/passwd).
.It Cm nis
NIS domainname.
.It Cm opendirectory
Directory node name.
.El
.Fl c
The supplied password is compared verbatim without first being crypted.
.Ar name
Username
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr nicl 1 ,
.Xr passwd 5 ,
.Xr dscl 1
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2fc1e207 A	1	.Dd July 20, 2004
	2	.Dt CHKPASSWD 8
	3	.Os Darwin
	4	.Sh NAME
	5	.Nm chkpasswd
	6	.Nd verifies user password against various systems
	7	.Sh SYNOPSIS
	8	.Nm
	9	.Op Fl i Ar infosystem
	10	.Op Fl l Ar location
	11	.Op Fl c
	12	.Op Ar name
	13	.Sh DESCRIPTION
	14	.Nm
	15	verifies a supplied username and password against NetInfo, file, NIS, or OpenDirectory backends.
	16	.Pp
	17	The options are as follows:
	18	.Bl -tag -width Ds
	19	.Fl i Ar infosystem
	20	Specify the system against which to check the password (default is OpenDirectory). Valid systems:
	21	.Pp
	22	.Bl -tag -width "opendirectory" -compact
	23	.It Cm netinfo
	24	NetInfo database
	25	.It Cm file
	26	File-based passwords
	27	.It Cm nis
	28	NIS/YP authentication
	29	.It Cm opendirectory
	30	OpenDirectory (Directory Services) authentication
	31	.El
	32	.Fl l Ar location
	33	Specify a location; varies based on info system type:
	34	.Pp
	35	.Bl -tag -width "opendirectory" -compact
	36	.It Cm netinfo
	37	Domain name or server/tag.
	38	.It Cm file
	39	Filename (default: /etc/passwd).
	40	.It Cm nis
	41	NIS domainname.
	42	.It Cm opendirectory
	43	Directory node name.
	44	.El
	45	.Fl c
	46	The supplied password is compared verbatim without first being crypted.
	47	.Ar name
	48	Username
	49	.El
	50	.Sh SEE ALSO
	51	.Xr nicl 1 ,
	52	.Xr passwd 5 ,
	53	.Xr dscl 1