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.TH checkpw 1 "June 2025" "chkpwd 1.3.0" "chkpwd man page"
.SH NAME
chkpwd \- checks the validity of a users password on a UNIX/PAM-based system.
.SH SYNOPSIS
chkpwd [OPTION]...
.SH DESCRIPTION
chkpwd 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 chkpwd command are:
-u <username> Set username.
-p <password> Set password.
-v Enable verbose mode.
-V Print program version.
-h Show this help.
chkpwd 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), pam_unix(8)
.SH BUGS
No known bugs.
.SH AUTHOR
Johannes Findeisen (you@hanez.org)