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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<refentry id='chage.1'>
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<!-- $Id: chage.1.xml,v 1.35 2006/07/11 13:34:47 kloczek Exp $ -->
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle>chage</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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<refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">User Commands</refmiscinfo>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv id='name'>
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<refname>chage</refname>
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<refpurpose>change user password expiry information</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>chage</command>
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<arg choice='opt'>
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<replaceable>options</replaceable>
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</arg>
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<arg choice='opt'>
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<replaceable>LOGIN</replaceable>
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</arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1 id='description'>
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<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
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<para>
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The <command>chage</command> command changes the number of days between
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password changes and the date of the last password change. This
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information is used by the system to determine when a user must change
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his/her password.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id='options'>
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<title>OPTIONS</title>
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<para>
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The options which apply to the <command>chage</command> command are:
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</para>
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<variablelist remap='IP'>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-d</option>, <option>--lastday</option> <replaceable>LAST_DAY</replaceable>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Set the number of days since January 1st, 1970 when the password
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was last changed. The date may also be expressed in the format
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YYYY-MM-DD (or the format more commonly used in your area).
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-E</option>, <option>--expiredate</option> <replaceable>EXPIRE_DATE</replaceable>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Set the date or number of days since January 1, 1970 on which the
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user's account will no longer be accessible. The date may also
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be expressed in the format YYYY-MM-DD (or the format more
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commonly used in your area). A user whose account is locked must
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contact the system administrator before being able to use the
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system again.
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</para>
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<para>
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Passing the number <emphasis remap='I'>-1</emphasis> as the
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<replaceable>EXPIRE_DATE</replaceable> will remove an account
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expiration date.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-h</option>, <option>--help</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Display help message and exit.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-I</option>, <option>--inactive</option> <replaceable>INACTIVE</replaceable>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Set the number of days of inactivity after a password has
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expired before the account is locked. The
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<replaceable>INACTIVE</replaceable> option is the number of days
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of inactivity. A user whose account is locked must contact the
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system administrator before being able to use the system again.
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</para>
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<para>
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Passing the number <emphasis remap='I'>-1</emphasis> as the
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<replaceable>INACTIVE</replaceable> will remove an account's
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inactivity.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-l</option>, <option>--list</option>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Show account aging information.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-m</option>, <option>--mindays</option> <replaceable>MIN_DAYS</replaceable>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Set the minimum number of days between password changes to
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<replaceable>MIN_DAYS</replaceable>. A value of zero for this field
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indicates that the user may change his/her password at any time.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-M</option>, <option>--maxdays</option> <replaceable>MAX_DAYS</replaceable>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Set the maximum number of days during which a password is valid.
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When <replaceable>MAX_DAYS</replaceable> plus
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<replaceable>LAST_DAY</replaceable> is less than the current
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day, the user will be required to change his/her password before
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being able to use his/her account. This occurrence can be planned for
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in advance by use of the <option>-W</option> option, which
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provides the user with advance warning.
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</para>
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<para>
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Passing the number <emphasis remap='I'>-1</emphasis> as
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<replaceable>MAX_DAYS</replaceable> will remove checking a
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password's validity.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<option>-W</option>, <option>--warndays</option> <replaceable>WARN_DAYS</replaceable>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Set the number of days of warning before a password change is
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required. The <replaceable>WARN_DAYS</replaceable> option is the
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number of days prior to the password expiring that a user will
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be warned his/her password is about to expire.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para>
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If none of the options are selected, <command>chage</command> operates
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in an interactive fashion, prompting the user with the current values
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for all of the fields. Enter the new value to change the field, or
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leave the line blank to use the current value. The current value is
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displayed between a pair of <emphasis>[ ]</emphasis> marks.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id='note'>
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<title>NOTE</title>
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<para>
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The <command>chage</command> program requires a shadow password file to
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be available.
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</para>
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<para>The <command>chage</command> command is restricted to the root
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user, except for the <option>-l</option> option, which may be used by
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an unprivileged user to determine when his/her password or account is due
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to expire.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id='files'>
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<title>FILES</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<filename>/etc/passwd</filename>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>User account information.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<filename>/etc/shadow</filename>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Secure user account information.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id='exit_values'>
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<title>EXIT VALUES</title>
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<para>
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The <command>chage</command> command exits with the following values:
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><replaceable>0</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>success</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><replaceable>1</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>permission denied</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><replaceable>2</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>invalid command syntax</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><replaceable>15</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>can't find the shadow password file</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id='see_also'>
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<title>SEE ALSO</title>
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<para>
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>passwd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>shadow</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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