.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