NAME

       pwconv, pwunconv, grpconv, grpunconv - transferieren Passwortdaten über Benutzer oder
       Gruppen in geschützte Dateien oder zurück

ÜBERSICHT

       pwconv [options]

       pwunconv [options]

       grpconv [options]

       grpunconv [options]

BESCHREIBUNG

       The pwconv command creates shadow from passwd and an optionally existing shadow.

       The pwunconv command creates passwd from passwd and shadow and then removes shadow.

       The grpconv command creates gshadow from group and an optionally existing gshadow.

       The grpunconv command creates group from group and gshadow and then removes gshadow.

       These four programs all operate on the normal and shadow password and group files:
       /etc/passwd, /etc/group, /etc/shadow, and /etc/gshadow.

       Each program acquires the necessary locks before conversion. pwconv and grpconv are
       similar. First, entries in the shadowed file which don't exist in the main file are
       removed. Then, shadowed entries which don't have `x' as the password in the main file are
       updated. Any missing shadowed entries are added. Finally, passwords in the main file are
       replaced with `x'. These programs can be used for initial conversion as well to update the
       shadowed file if the main file is edited by hand.

       pwconv will use the values of PASS_MIN_DAYS, PASS_MAX_DAYS, and PASS_WARN_AGE from
       /etc/login.defs when adding new entries to /etc/shadow.

       Likewise pwunconv and grpunconv are similar. Passwords in the main file are updated from
       the shadowed file. Entries which exist in the main file but not in the shadowed file are
       left alone. Finally, the shadowed file is removed. Some password aging information is lost
       by pwunconv. It will convert what it can.

OPTIONEN

       The options which apply to the pwconv, pwunconv, grpconv, and grpunconv commands are:

       -h, --help
           zeigt die Hilfe an und beendet das Programm.

       -R, --root CHROOT_DIR
           Apply changes in the CHROOT_DIR directory and use the configuration files from the
           CHROOT_DIR directory. Only absolute paths are supported.

FEHLER

       Errors in the password or group files (such as invalid or duplicate entries) may cause
       these programs to loop forever or fail in other strange ways. Please run pwck and grpck to
       correct any such errors before converting to or from shadow passwords or groups.

KONFIGURATION

       The following configuration variable in /etc/login.defs changes the behavior of grpconv
       and grpunconv:

       The following configuration variables in /etc/login.defs change the behavior of pwconv:

DATEIEN

       /etc/login.defs
           konfiguriert die Shadow-Hilfsprogramme.

SIEHE AUCH

       grpck(8), login.defs(5), pwck(8).