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| Pwdutils |
| Component programs | passwd,chfn,chsh,rpasswd,rpasswdd + |
|---|---|
| Computer languages | C + |
| Full description | 'pwdutils' is a collection of utilities to … 'pwdutils' is a collection of utilities to manage the passwd and shadow user information. The difference from the shadow suite is that the pwdutils programs can also modify the information stored in NIS, NIS+, or LDAP. PAM is used for user authentication and changing the password. The package contains passwd, chage, chfn, chsh, and a daemon for changing the password on a remote machine over a secure SSL connection. The daemon also uses PAM so that it can change passwords independent of where they are stored. ords independent of where they are stored. |
| Homepage URL | http://www.thkukuk.de/pam/pwdutils/ + |
| Interface | command-line + , daemon + |
| Is GNU | false + |
| Keywords | NIS + , PAM + , LDAP + , passwd + , chage + , chfn + , chsh + , rpasswd + , rpasswdd + , NIS+ + , shadow user + |
| Last review by | Janet Casey + |
| Last review date | 7 January 2008 + |
| License | GPLv2orlater + |
| License verified by | Janet Casey + |
| License verified date | 13 February 2003 + |
| Name | Pwdutils + |
| Real name | Thorsten Kukuk + |
| Related projects | Pam pwcheck + , Checkpassword-pam + , Tiny SRP library + , John the Ripper + , Kpasman + , Gpasman + , W3pw + |
| Resource URL | mailto:kukuk@thkukuk.de + |
| Resource audience | Bug Tracking + , Developer + , Support + |
| Resource kind | E-mail + |
| Revisionid | 6,051 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 12 April 2011 15:01:19 + |
| Revisionuser | WikiSysop + |
| Role | Maintainer + |
| Short description | Utilities for managing the passwd and shadow user information + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| System-administration | configuration + |
| Use | system-administration + |
| User level | none + |
| Version comment | 3.0.2 stable released 2005-07-14 |
| Version date | 14 July 2005 + |
| Version download | ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/NIS/pwdutils-3.0.2.tar.gz + |
| Version identifier | 3.0.2 + |
| Version status | stable + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 12 April 2011 15:01:19 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | kukuk@thkukuk.de + |
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