chkpasswd

chkpasswd

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 chkpasswd [-c] [-i   infosystem   ] [-l   location   ] [   username   ] 

Description

Useful for scripts, chkpasswd prompts for a password, which is then compared against the appropriate directory service for the user specified. If the password is correct, chkpasswd returns 0; otherwise , it returns 1 and the string Sorry is printed to standard error.

Options/Usage

-c

Compares user input with the password hash directly, rather than running it through the crypt algorithm first.

-i

Specifies the directory service to use, which may be file , netinfo , nis , or opendirectory .

-l

Depending on the directory service being used, it's a file (the default is /etc/master.passwd ), a NetInfo domain or server/tag combo, a NIS domain, or an Open Directory node (like /NetInfo/root ).

username

Designates whose password will be checked. It defaults to that of the user running the command.

Location

/usr/libexec