pwconv(1M)                       UNIX System V                       pwconv(1M)


NAME
      pwconv - install and update /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, pwconv creates /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 is
      added to /etc/shadow.  However, the last changed information is always
      updated.

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

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

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

            Password attributes (for example, password and aging information)
            in an /etc/passwd entry are moved to the corresponding entry in
            /etc/shadow.

      The pwconv program is a privileged system command that cannot 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.
            4    Unexpected failure.  Password file(s) missing.
            5    Password file(s) busy.  Try again later.







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