NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       chpasswd - update password file in batch

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       chpasswd [-e]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       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    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  input file must be protected if it contains unencrypted passwords.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       passwd(1), useradd(8), newusers(8)

AUTHOR    [Toc]    [Back]

       Julianne Frances Haugh (jfh@austin.ibm.com)



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