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.TH LSH-PAM-CHECKPW 8 "Jul 05 2002" lsh-pam-checkpw "lsh manuals"
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.TH LSH-PAM-CHECKPW 8 "Jul 05 2002" lsh-pam-checkpw "lsh manuals"
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.SH NAME
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.SH NAME
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lsh-pam-checkpw \- program to check a PAM username/password combination
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lsh-pam-checkpw \- program to check a PAM username/password combination
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B lsh-pam-checkpw
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.B lsh-pam-checkpw
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.RI username-to-check
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.RI username-to-check
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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This manual page documents briefly the
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This manual page documents briefly the
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.B lsh-pam-checkpw
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.B lsh-pam-checkpw
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command.
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command.
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This manual page was written for the Debian distribution
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This manual page was written for the Debian distribution
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because the original program does not have a manual page.
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because the original program does not have a manual page.
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Instead, it has documentation in the GNU Info format; see below.
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Instead, it has documentation in the GNU Info format; see below.
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.PP
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.\" respectively.
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\fBlsh-pam-checkpw\fP is a program that checks if a username and password
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\fBlsh-pam-checkpw\fP is a program that checks if a username and password
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combination is valid for login by doing a PAM lookup. It is designed to be
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combination is valid for login by doing a PAM lookup. It is designed to be
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used as a password helper program for \fBlshd (8)\fP, (eg.
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used as a password helper program for \fBlshd (8)\fP, (eg.
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\fB\-\-password\-helper=/usr/sbin/lsh-pam-checkpw\fP.
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\fB\-\-password\-helper=/usr/sbin/lsh-pam-checkpw\fP.
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.PP
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.B lsh-pam-checkpw
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.B lsh-pam-checkpw
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takes one required argument, which is the username, and reads the password from
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takes one required argument, which is the username, and reads the password from
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stdin, then returns 0 if the password is valid, or 1 otherwise. Note that the
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stdin, then returns 0 if the password is valid, or 1 otherwise. Note that the
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password must be supplied exactly, ie. there must be no newline after the
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password must be supplied exactly, ie. there must be no newline after the
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password, so if invoking from a shell, just type "<your-password><CTRL-D>".
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password, so if invoking from a shell, just type "<your-password><CTRL-D>".
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR lshc (1),
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.BR lsh (1),
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.BR lshd (8).
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.BR lshd (8).
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The programs are documented fully by
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The programs are documented fully by
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.IR "Lsh" ,
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.IR "Lsh" ,
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available via the Info system.
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available via the Info system.
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.SH AUTHOR
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.SH AUTHOR
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This manual page was written by Timshel Knoll <timshel@debian.org>,
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This manual page was written by Timshel Knoll <timshel@debian.org>,
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for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).
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for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).