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4107 Add passwd option to read passwords from stdin

*** 48,57 **** --- 48,60 ---- passwd -r nisplus [-l | -u | -N] [-f] [-n min] [-w warn] [-x max] [-D domainname] name + passwd -S [name] + + DESCRIPTION The passwd command changes the password or lists password attributes associated with the user's login name. Additionally, privileged users can use passwd to install or change passwords and attributes associated with any login name.
*** 394,403 **** --- 397,410 ---- Sets maximum field for name. The max field contains the number of days that the password is valid for name. The aging for name is turned off immediately if max is set to1. + -S + Read the password from standard input (pipe). + + OPERANDS The following operand is supported: name User login name.
*** 692,702 **** The pam_unix(5) module is no longer supported. Similar functionality is provided by pam_unix_account(5), pam_unix_auth(5), pam_unix_session(5), pam_authtok_check(5), pam_authtok_get(5), pam_authtok_store(5), pam_dhkeys(5), and pam_passwd_auth(5). - The nispasswd and ypasswd commands are wrappers around passwd. Use of nispasswd and ypasswd is discouraged. Use passwd -r repository_name instead. --- 699,708 ----
*** 727,732 **** An account with no password, status code NP, might not be able to login. See the login(1) PASSREQ option. ! May 31, 2013 PASSWD(1) --- 733,738 ---- An account with no password, status code NP, might not be able to login. See the login(1) PASSREQ option. ! June 18, 2015 PASSWD(1)