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)
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SLAPD-PASSWD(5) File Formats Manual SLAPD-PASSWD(5)NAME
slapd-passwd - /etc/passwd backend to slapd
SYNOPSIS
/etc/openldap/slapd.conf
DESCRIPTION
The PASSWD backend to slapd(8) serves up the user account information listed in the system passwd(5) file. This backend is provided for
demonstration purposes only. The DN of each entry is "uid=<username>,<suffix>". Note that non-base searches scan the the entire passwd
file, and are best suited for hosts with small passwd files.
CONFIGURATION
This slapd.conf option applies to the PASSWD backend database. That is, it must follow a "database passwd" line and come before any subse-
quent "backend" or "database" lines. Other database options are described in the slapd.conf(5) manual page.
file <filename>
Specifies an alternate passwd file to use. The default is /etc/passwd.
FILES
/etc/openldap/slapd.conf
default slapd configuration file
/etc/passwd
user account information
SEE ALSO slapd.conf(5), slapd(8), passwd(5).
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