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passwd_import(1m) passwd_import(1m) NAME
passwd_import - Creates registry database entries based on information in UNIX group and password files SYNOPSIS
passwd_import [-c] -d pathname [-i] [-o org] [-p password] [-u username] [-h] [-v] OPTIONS
Run in check mode: process the command, showing all conflicts, but make no requests for resolution. The path to the directory containing the foreign password and group files to be imported. Ignore name confilcts. Names in the registry and the group and password files repre- sent the same identity. The name of an organization to be assigned to all imported entries. The default organization is none. The pass- word for the account with whose privileges passwd_import will run. The principal name of the account with whose privileges passwd_import will run. This account must have the privileges to access the registry and add principals, groups, accounts, and organizations, and to add members to groups and organizations. The principal name and password are used to obtain network authentication. If you do not supply them, passwd_import prompts for them, even if you have already performed a network login. Display help information. Run in verbose mode: generate a verbose transcript of passwd_import activity. DESCRIPTION
The passwd_import command is a mechanism for creating registry database entries that are consistent with foreign password and group file entries. Use passwd_import to ensure consistency between DCE and foreign protection mechanisms when you do the following: Attach DCE node(s) to an existing UNIX network Attach UNIX node(s) to a DCE network Connect DCE and UNIX networks If the password and group file entries do not exist in the DCE registry, passwd_import creates them. If there are duplicate entries, passwd_import follows your directions on how to handle them. The Process The DCE registry database must exist and be running before you can use passwd_import. If you are simply adding a few DCE nodes to a for- eign network, you can create a new, but empty, registry to meet this requirement. As passwd_import processes, it performs the following steps: It opens the group and password files and establishes a connection to the reg- istry. It compares the group file entries to groups in the registry. If there are no conflicts, it creates groups in the registry corre- sponding to the groups in the group file. It compares the entries in the password file to principals in the registry. Again, if there are no conflicts, it Creates principals in the registry corresponding to the entries in the password file. Adds the newly created principals to the appropriate groups. Creates accounts for the newly created principals. It re-examines the group file and adds the principals as members of any addtional groups it finds there. The changes to the registry are made individually as each step is processed. If you do not specify the organization, the principals are added to the organization none. Conflicts During this process, passwd_import can find conflicts in name strings (for example, in the password file, joe 102; in the registry data- base, joe 555) and in UNIX IDs (for example, in the password file, joe 102; in the DCE, carmelita 102). When passwd_import finds a con- flict, it prompts for changes to make to the /etc/passwd and /etc/group entries. No changes are made to the registry entries. In other words, all conflicts are resolved in favor of the registry entry. The -i option specifies that duplicate names are not in conflict but, in fact, represent the same identity. Therefore, when duplicate names arise, no action is necessary. If you do not use the -i option, passwd_import prompts for how to handle the name conflicts. Resolving Conflicts The passwd_import command prompts for instructions to resolve the conflicts it finds. You have the following choices: You can create an alias to resolve a UNIX ID conflict. This action creates an alias for the registry object in conflict. The passwd_import command assigns this alias the same name as the conflicting entry in the /etc/group or /etc/passwd file. For example, if the entry joe 555 exists in the registry and the entry tim 555 exists in the /etc/passwd file, choosing this option creates the alias tim for joe 555. You can generate a new UNIX ID automatically or enter a new one explicitly to resolve a UNIX ID conflict. For example, if there is a conflict between the entry joe 555 in the registry and tim 555 in the /etc/passwd file, you can generate a new UNIX ID for tim. You can enter a new name to resolve a name conflict. For example if there is a conflict between the entry joe 555 in the registry and joe 383 in the /etc/passwd file, you can generate a new name for joe 383. This new name will then be added to the registry. In addition, you are given the option of ignoring the conflict and skipping this entry. Generally, you should run passwd_import with the -c option. Using the results of this run, you can determine how to handle the conflicts. If there are many conflicts, it may be more efficient to manually edit either the registry or the group and password files to resolve some of them before you run import_passwd. Registry Database Entries New registry entries created by passwd_import are assigned the following values: If the /etc/passwd file contains two entries with the same UNIX number, passwd_import creates a primary name entry for the first occurrence of the UNIX number and alises entries for each subsequent occurrence. A blank string; no fullname is added for the entry. For new groups only, all principals listed in the group file, and all principals with accounts in the password file with that group. Yes (for groups only). None. False. True. False. True. Same as pass- word file. Time of account creation. Same as password file. Default to registry authentication policy. Default to registry authentica- tion policy. Randomly generated. Note that you must modify or reset randomly generated passwords before user authentication is possible. Date and time passwd_import was run. False. False. False. True. True. Same as password file. True. RELATED INFORMATION
Commands: rgy_edit(1m), sec_admin(1m), secd(1m) passwd_import(1m)
