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- .\" Title: unix_update
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- .\" Date: 09/03/2021
- .\" Manual: Linux-PAM Manual
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- .TH "UNIX_UPDATE" "8" "09/03/2021" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual"
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- .SH "NAME"
- unix_update \- Helper binary that updates the password of a given user
- .SH "SYNOPSIS"
- .HP \w'\fBunix_update\fR\ 'u
- \fBunix_update\fR [\&.\&.\&.]
- .SH "DESCRIPTION"
- .PP
- \fIunix_update\fR
- is a helper program for the
- \fIpam_unix\fR
- 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\&.
- .PP
- 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\&.
- .PP
- The interface of the helper \- command line options, and input/output data format are internal to the
- \fIpam_unix\fR
- module and it should not be called directly from applications\&.
- .SH "SEE ALSO"
- .PP
- \fBpam_unix\fR(8)
- .SH "AUTHOR"
- .PP
- Written by Tomas Mraz and other various people\&.
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