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NAME

6       pwhistory_helper - Helper binary that transfers password hashes from
7       passwd or shadow to opasswd
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SYNOPSIS

10       pwhistory_helper [...]
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DESCRIPTION

13       pwhistory_helper is a helper program for the pam_pwhistory module that
14       transfers password hashes from passwd or shadow file to the opasswd
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18       The purpose of the helper is to enable tighter confinement of login and
19       password changing services. The helper is thus called only when SELinux
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22       The interface of the helper - command line options, and input/output
23       data format are internal to the pam_pwhistory module and it should not
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SEE ALSO

27       pam_pwhistory(8)
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AUTHOR

30       Written by Tomas Mraz based on the code originally in pam_pwhistory and
31       pam_unix modules.
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