pwconv(1M)

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.

     pwconv relies on a special value  of  'x'  in  the  password
     field  of  /etc/passwd. This value of 'x' indicates that the
     password for the user is already in /etc/shadow  and  should
     not be modified.

     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 (for example, password  and  aging
           information)   that exist in an /etc/passwd entry will
           be moved to the corresponding entry in  /etc/shadow.

     The pwconv command can only be used by the super-user.

FILES

     /etc/opasswd

     /etc/oshadow

     /etc/passwd

     /etc/shadow

ATTRIBUTES

     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:
     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | SUNWcsu                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|

SEE ALSO

     passwd(1),  passmgmt(1M),  usermod(1M),  passwd(4),   attri-
     butes(5)

DIAGNOSTICS

     pwconv 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.

     6     Bad entry in /etc/shadow file.