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          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, this command will create /etc/shadow with infor-
               mation 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 following is the format of an entry in /etc/passwd:
                     name:passwd,aging:uid:gid:comment:homedir:shell

               The following table shows how changes made to /etc/passwd
               affect /etc/shadow when pwconv is run:

               name               delete old entry from /etc/shadow,
                                  add new entry to /etc/shadow

               passwd             update password and aging fields in
                                  /etc/shadow,
                                  place an x in /etc/passwd

               aging              update aging fields in /etc/shadow,
                                  clear aging field in /etc/passwd

               remaining fields   ignore-no change to /etc/shadow

               The pwconv program is a privileged system command that can-
               not be executed by ordinary users.  The passwd command
               should be used to add or change password aging information
               or passwords.


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


















































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          SEE ALSO
               passwd(1M), 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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