CHKPASSWD(8)

NAME
chkpasswd - verifies user password against various systems

SYNOPSIS
chkpasswd [-i infosystem] [-l location] [-c] [name]

DESCRIPTION
chkpasswd verifies a supplied username and password against NetInfo, file, NIS, or OpenDirectory backends.

The options are as follows:
-i infosystem Specify the system against which to check the password (default is OpenDirectory). Valid systems:

netinfo
    NetInfo database
file
    File-based passwords
nis NIS/YP authentication
opendirectory
    OpenDirectory (Directory Services) authentication
-l location Specify a location; varies based on info system type:

netinfo
    Domain name or server/tag.
file
    Filename (default: /etc/passwd).
nis NIS domainname.
opendirectory
    Directory node name.
-c The supplied password is compared verbatim without first being crypted. name Username

SEE ALSO
nicl(1), passwd(5), dscl(1)