CHPASSWDSection: Maintenance Commands (8) |
NAME
chpasswd - update password file in batchSYNOPSIS
chpasswd [-e]DESCRIPTION
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
The input file must be protected if it contains unencrypted passwords.SEE ALSO
passwd(1), newusers(8), useradd(8)AUTHOR
Julianne Frances Haugh (jockgrrl@ix.netcom.com)