Manual: unix_update

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NAME
       unix_update - Helper binary that updates the password of a given user

SYNOPSIS

       unix_update [...]

DESCRIPTION
       unix_update is a helper program for the pam_unix module that updates the password of a given user. It is not intended
       to be run directly from the command line and logs a security violation if done so.

       The purpose of the helper is to enable tighter confinement of login and password changing services. The helper is
       thus called only when SELinux is enabled on the system.

       The interface of the helper - command line options, and input/output data format are internal to the pam_unix module
       and it should not be called directly from applications.

SEE ALSO
       pam_unix(8)

AUTHOR
       Written by Tomas Mraz and other various people.

Linux-PAM						 07/16/2026					      UNIX_UPDATE(8)