getauth(8)						      System Manager's Manual							getauth(8)

Name
       getauth, setauth, rmauth - auth database maintenance

Syntax
       getauth [username]

       setauth

       rmauth username

Description
       The  command  takes as it's only argument a user name or UID.  If a user name is supplied it is converted to a UID by searching through The
       UID is then used to look up the users entry in the database.  If an entry is found it is converted to an ASCII string with a syntax  resem-
       bling  that  of	the  passwd  file  and printed out as a single line.  If no entry is found nothing is printed and an exit status of `1' is
       returned.
       # getauth username
       1000:idvidfy8d:1920129:3600:2678400:0e:0:1000:0:00:00
       The first field is the UID of the entry which is used as the key into the database.  Then follows: the encrypted password, password modifi-
       cation  time, minimum password lifetime, maximum password lifetime, account mask, login failure count, audit ID, audit control, audit mask,
       and a reserved field.

       If the optional username argument is not supplied to getauth it will produce an output line for every entry in the auth database.

       The command expects one or more lines from the standard input which must be of a form identical to that produced by the command.  The  com-
       mand  converts  and  stores  these lines into the database, one entry per line, replacing any entry already existing for the given UID.	By
       piping the output of the command into the input of the command an expensive NOP can be produced:
       # /usr/etc/sec/getauth | /usr/etc/sec/setauth

       The command expects exactly one argument, the user name or UID of an auth entry to be deleted.  If the entry is	found  it  is  erased  and
       deleted.  If it is not found no action is taken and an exit status of 1 is returned.

Restrictions
       Only the superuser and members of the group may read information from the auth database.  Only the superuser may modify the auth database.

Diagnostics
       An  exit  value of 0 indicates a successful operation. An exit status of 1 indicates the entry was not found on a lookup or deletion opera-
       tion.  Any other exit status indicates an error.

Files
See Also
       getauthuid(3), getpwent(3), auth(5), edauth(8)
       Security Guide for Administrators

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