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Check if the password file is in the correct format. Do not
change, add, or remove any files.
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4.3 KiB
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137 lines
4.3 KiB
Groff
.\" Copyright (c) 1991, 1993
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.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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.\"
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.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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.\" are met:
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.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
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.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
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.\" must display the following acknowledgement:
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.\" This product includes software developed by the University of
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.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors.
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.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
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.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
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.\" without specific prior written permission.
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.\"
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.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\"
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.\" @(#)pwd_mkdb.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
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.\"
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.Dd June 6, 1993
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.Dt PWD_MKDB 8
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm pwd_mkdb
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.Nd "generate the password databases"
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm pwd_mkdb
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.Op Fl c
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.Op Fl p
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.Op Fl d Ar directory
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.Ar file
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm Pwd_mkdb
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creates
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.Xr db 3
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style secure and insecure databases for the specified file.
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These databases are then installed into
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.Dq Pa /etc/spwd.db
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and
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.Dq Pa /etc/pwd.db
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respectively.
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The file is installed into
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.Dq Pa /etc/master.passwd .
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The file must be in the correct format (see
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.Xr passwd 5 ) .
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It is important to note that the format used in this system is
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different from the historic Version 7 style format.
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.Pp
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The options are as follows:
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.Bl -tag -width flag
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.It Fl c
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Check if the password file is in the correct format. Do not
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change, add, or remove any files.
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.It Fl p
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Create a Version 7 style password file and install it into
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.Dq Pa /etc/passwd .
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.It Fl d
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Store databases into specified destination directory instead of
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.Dq Pa /etc .
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.El
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.Pp
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The two databases differ in that the secure version contains the user's
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encrypted password and the insecure version has an asterisk (``*'')
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.Pp
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The databases are used by the C library password routines (see
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.Xr getpwent 3 ) .
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.Pp
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.Nm Pwd_mkdb
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exits zero on success, non-zero on failure.
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width Pa -compact
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.It Pa /etc/pwd.db
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The insecure password database file.
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.It Pa /etc/pwd.db.tmp
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A temporary file.
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.It Pa /etc/spwd.db
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The secure password database file.
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.It Pa /etc/spwd.db.tmp
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A temporary file.
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.It Pa /etc/master.passwd
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The current password file.
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.It Pa /etc/passwd
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A Version 7 format password file.
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.El
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.Sh BUGS
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Because of the necessity for atomic update of the password files,
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.Nm pwd_mkdb
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uses
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.Xr rename 2
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to install them.
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This, however, requires that the file specified on the command line live
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on the same file system as the
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.Dq Pa /etc
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directory.
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.Pp
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There are the obvious races with multiple people running
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.Nm pwd_mkdb
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on different password files at the same time.
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The front-ends to
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.Nm pwd_mkdb ,
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.Xr chpass 1 ,
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.Xr passwd 1
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and
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.Xr vipw 8 ,
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handle the locking necessary to avoid this problem.
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.Sh COMPATIBILITY
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Previous versions of the system had a program similar to
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.Nm pwd_mkdb ,
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.Xr mkpasswd 8 ,
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which built
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.Xr dbm 3
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style databases for the password file but depended on the calling programs
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to install them.
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The program was renamed in order that previous users of the program
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not be surprised by the changes in functionality.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr chpass 1 ,
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.Xr passwd 1 ,
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.Xr db 3 ,
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.Xr getpwent 3 ,
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.Xr passwd 5 ,
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.Xr vipw 8
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