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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)