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CHPASSWD
!!!CHPASSWD
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
CAVEATS
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
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!!NAME


__chpasswd__ - update password file in batch
!!SYNOPSIS


__chpasswd [[-e]__
!!DESCRIPTION


__chpasswd__ reads a file of user name and password pairs
from standard input and uses this information to update a
group of existing users. Without the -e switch, the
passwords are expected to be cleartext. With the -e switch,
the passwords 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 age updated, if
present.


This command is intended to be used in a large system
environment where many 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 (jfh@austin.ibm.com)
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Last edited on Tuesday, June 4, 2002 12:31:09 am by "perry"

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