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UNIX_UPDATE(8)                            Linux-PAM Manual                            UNIX_UPDATE(8)

NAME
       unix_update - Helper binary that updates the password of a given user

SYNOPSIS


       unix_update [...]

DESCRIPTION
       unix_update is a helper program for the pam_unix 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.

       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.

       The interface of the helper - command line options, and input/output data format are internal
       to the pam_unix module and it should not be called directly from applications.

SEE ALSO
       pam_unix(8)

AUTHOR
       Written by Tomas Mraz and other various people.

Linux-PAM                                    05/07/2023                               UNIX_UPDATE(8)