UNIX_UPDATE(8) Linux-PAM Manual UNIX_UPDATE(8)
NAME
unix_update - Helper binary that updates the password of a given user
SYNOPSIS
unix_update [...]
DESCRIPTION
unix_update is a helper program for the pam_unix module that updates the password of a given user. It is not
intended to be run directly from the command line and logs a security violation if done so.
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
pam_unix(8)
AUTHOR
Written by Tomas Mraz and other various people.
Linux-PAM Manual 09/19/2013 UNIX_UPDATE(8)
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