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CHPASSWD
Section: Maintenance Commands (8)
Index NAME
chpasswd - update password file in batch
SYNOPSIS
chpasswd [-e] DESCRIPTION
chpasswd reads a file of user name and password pairsfrom standard input and uses this informationto update a group of existing users. Without the -e switch, thepasswords are expected to be cleartext. With the -e switch, thepasswords are expected to be in encrypted form.Each line is of the format
user_name:password
The named user must exist.The supplied password will be encrypted as necessary, and the password ageupdated, if present.
This command is intended to be used in a large system environment wheremany accounts are created at a single time.
CAVEATS
The input file must be protected if it contains unencrypted passwords.
SEE ALSO
passwd(1),
useradd(8),
newusers(8)
AUTHOR
Julianne Frances Haugh (jfhAATTtab.com)
Index
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- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- CAVEATS
- SEE ALSO
- AUTHOR
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