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Table 6.19. ldappasswd-specific Options
Option Description
-A Specifies that the command should prompt for the
user's existing password.
-a Specifies the user's existing password. For
example:
-a old_password
-S Specifies that the command should prompt for a
new password for the user.
-s Specifies a new password for the user. For
example:
-S new_password
-T Specifies a file from which to read the new
password. For example:
-T new_password.txt
-t Specifies a file from which to read the user's
existing password. For example:
-t old_password.txt
-w Specifies the password associated with the
distinguished name specified in the -D option. For
example:
-w mypassword
General ldappasswd Options
NOTE
The ldappasswd utility requires confidentiality. If the messages are not encrypted with SSL, TLS,
or an appropriate SASL mechanism, the server will not perform the request.
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