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4107 Add passwd option to read passwords from stdin
@@ -48,10 +48,13 @@
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.
@@ -394,10 +397,14 @@
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.
@@ -692,11 +699,10 @@
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.
@@ -727,6 +733,6 @@
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)
+ June 18, 2015 PASSWD(1)