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CHKPASSWD(8)              BSD System Manager's Manual             CHKPASSWD(8)

NAME
     chkpasswd -- verifies user password against various systems

SYNOPSIS
     chkpasswd [-i infosystem] [-l location] [-c] [name]

DESCRIPTION
     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 OpenDirectory). Valid sys-tems: systems:
             tems:

             file           File-based passwords

             nis            NIS/YP authentication

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

     -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.

     name username

SEE ALSO
     dscl(1), passwd(5)

Darwin                           July 20, 2004                          Darwin