linux man page for check-passwd

Query: check-passwd

OS: linux

Section: 8

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CHECK-PASSWD(8) 					      System Manager's Manual						   CHECK-PASSWD(8)

NAME
check-passwd - check for empty or duplicate system accounts.
SYNOPSIS
check-passwd
DESCRIPTION
The check-passwd command scans the system password file, and looks for either duplicate accounts or accounts without a password set. This is a plugin which is invoked by checksecurity (8) if enabled.
CONFIGURATION
The check-passwd.conf file defines the configuration variables: CHECK_PASSWORD_WARN_UIDS and CHECK_PASSWORD_WARN_DUPLICATES Each is described below. The CHECK_PASSWORD_WARN_EMPTY variable controls whether this script will warn about accounts with empty passwords. Valid values are TRUE or FALSE The CHECK_PASSWORD_WARN_UIDS variable controls whether this script will warn about duplicate accounts sharing the same UID within the passwords file. Valid values are TRUE or FALSE
FILES
/etc/checksecurity.conf Specifies whether this script is invoked /etc/checksecurity/check-passwd.conf The configuration file. Debian Linux 2 February 1997 CHECK-PASSWD(8)
Related Man Pages
slapd-passwd(5) - centos
slapd-passwd(5) - mojave
slapd-passwd(5) - opendarwin
chpasswd(8) - suse
slapd-passwd(5) - freebsd
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