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NAME
     pwconv - Installs and updates /etc/shadow  with  information
     from /etc/passwd

SYNOPSIS
     pwconv

DESCRIPTION
     The pwconv command  creates  and  updates  /etc/shadow  with
     information from /etc/passwd.

     If the /etc/shadow file does not exist,  this  command  will
     create  /etc/shadow  with information from /etc/passwd.  The
     command populates /etc/shadow with the  user's  login  name,
     password, and password aging information.  If password aging
     information does not exist in /etc/passwd for a given  user,
     none  will  be  added  to  /etc/shadow.   However,  the last
     changed information will always be updated.

     If the /etc/shadow file does exist, the following tasks will
     be performed:

          Entries that are in the /etc/passwd file and not in the
          /etc/shadow file will be added to the /etc/shadow file.

          Entries that are in the /etc/shadow file and not in the
          /etc/passwd file will be removed from /etc/shadow.

          Password attributes (e.g., password and aging  informa-
          tion)  that exist in an /etc/passwd entry will be moved
          to the corresponding entry in /etc/shadow.

     The pwconv program is a privileged system command that  can-
     not be executed by ordinary users.

FILES
     /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/opasswd, /etc/oshadow

SEE ALSO
     passwd(1), passmgmt(1M)

DIAGNOSTICS
     The pwconv command exits with one of the following values:

     0         SUCCESS.

     1         Permission denied.

     2         Invalid command syntax.

     3         Unexpected failure.  Conversion not done.




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     4         Unexpected failure.  Password file(s) missing.

     5         Password file(s) busy.  Try again later.




















































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