chkpasswd.tproj/chkpasswd.8

   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 chkpasswd
   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 chkpasswd
  15 verifies a supplied username and password against file, NIS,
  16 or OpenDirectory infosystems.
  17 .Pp
  18 The options are as follows:
  19 .Bl -tag -width Ds
  20 .\" ==========
  21 .It Fl c
  22 The supplied password is compared verbatim without first being encrypted.
  23 .\" ==========
  24 .It Fl i Ar infosystem
  25 Specify the system against which to check the password
  26 (default is OpenDirectory). Valid systems:
  27 .Bl -tag -width "opendirectory"
  28 .It Ar file
  29 File-based passwords
  30 .It Ar nis
  31 NIS/YP authentication
  32 .It Ar opendirectory
  33 OpenDirectory (Directory Services) authentication.
  34 If no
  35 .Fl l
  36 option is specified, the search node is used.
  37 .El
  38 .Pp
  39 .\" ==========
  40 .It Fl l Ar location
  41 Specify a location; varies based on infosystem type:
  42 .Bl -tag -width "for opendirectory"
  43 .It for file
  44 Filename (default: /etc/master.passwd).
  45 .It for nis
  46 NIS domainname.
  47 .It for opendirectory
  48 A directory node name such as /Local/Default.
  49 .El
  50 .Pp
  51 .El
  52 .Ar name
  53 username
  54 .Sh SEE ALSO
  55 .Xr dscl 1 ,
  56 .Xr passwd 5