unix_update (8)
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Title: unix_update
Author: [see the "AUTHOR" section]
Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.78.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
Date: 09/19/2013
Manual: Linux-PAM Manual
Source: Linux-PAM Manual
Language: English
NAME
unix_update - Helper binary that updates the password of a given userSYNOPSIS
- unix_update [...]
DESCRIPTION
unix_update
The purpose of the helper is to enable tighter confinement of login and password changing services. The helper is thus called only when SELinux is enabled on the system.
The interface of the helper - command line options, and input/output data format are internal to the pam_unix module and it should not be called directly from applications.
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
Written by Tomas Mraz and other various people.