.TH man 1 "01 Jan 2025" "checkpw 1.1.1" "checkpw man page" .SH NAME checkpw \- checks the validity of a users password on a UNIX/PAM-based system. .SH SYNOPSIS checkpw [OPTION]... .SH DESCRIPTION checkpw is a program that checks the validity of a users password on a UNIX/PAM-based system. .SH OPTIONS The options which apply to the checkpw command are: -u Set username. -p Set password. -v Enable verbose mode. -V Print program version. -h Show this help. checkpw runs in an interactive mode when no username and/or password are set. A missing username and/or password will then be asked for program execution. .SH SEE ALSO pam(3), pam_authenticate(3), PAM(8) .SH BUGS No known bugs. .SH AUTHOR Johannes Findeisen (you@hanez.org)