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GRPCK(8)						    System Management Commands							  GRPCK(8)

NAME
grpck - verify integrity of group files SYNOPSIS
grpck [-r] [group [ shadow ]] grpck [-s] [group [ shadow ]] DESCRIPTION
The grpck command verifies the integrity of the groups information. It checks that all entries in /etc/group and /etc/gshadow have the proper format and contain valid data. The user is prompted to delete entries that are improperly formatted or which have other uncorrectable errors. Checks are made to verify that each entry has: o the correct number of fields o a unique and valid group name o a valid group identifier (/etc/group only) o a valid list of members and administrators o a corresponding entry in the /etc/gshadow file (respectively /etc/group for the gshadow checks) The checks for correct number of fields and unique group name are fatal. If an entry has the wrong number of fields, the user will be prompted to delete the entire line. If the user does not answer affirmatively, all further checks are bypassed. An entry with a duplicated group name is prompted for deletion, but the remaining checks will still be made. All other errors are warnings and the user is encouraged to run the groupmod command to correct the error. The commands which operate on the /etc/group and /etc/gshadow files are not able to alter corrupted or duplicated entries. grpck should be used in those circumstances to remove the offending entries. OPTIONS
The options which apply to the grpck command are: -r Execute the grpck command in read-only mode. This causes all questions regarding changes to be answered no without user intervention. -s Sort entries in /etc/group and /etc/gshadow by GID. By default, grpck operates on /etc/groupand /etc/gshadow. The user may select alternate files with the group and shadow parameters. CONFIGURATION
The following configuration variables in /etc/login.defs change the behavior of this tool: MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP (number) Maximum members per group entry. When the maximum is reached, a new group entry (line) is started in /etc/group (with the same name, same password, and same GID). The default value is 0, meaning that there are no limits in the number of members in a group. This feature (split group) permits to limit the length of lines in the group file. This is useful to make sure that lines for NIS groups are not larger than 1024 characters. If you need to enforce such limit, you can use 25. Note: split groups may not be supported by all tools (even in the Shadow toolsuite). You should not use this variable unless you really need it. FILES
/etc/group Group account information. /etc/gshadow Secure group account information. /etc/passwd User account information. EXIT VALUES
The grpck command exits with the following values: 0 success 1 invalid command syntax 2 one or more bad group entries 3 can't open group files 4 can't lock group files 5 can't update group files SEE ALSO
group(5), groupmod(8), gshadow(5), passwd(5), pwck(8), shadow(5). System Management Commands 06/24/2011 GRPCK(8)

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PWCK(8) 						    System Management Commands							   PWCK(8)

NAME
pwck - verify integrity of password files SYNOPSIS
pwck [options] [passwd [ shadow ]] DESCRIPTION
The pwck command verifies the integrity of the users and authentication information. It checks that all entries in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow have the proper format and contain valid data. The user is prompted to delete entries that are improperly formatted or which have other uncorrectable errors. Checks are made to verify that each entry has: o the correct number of fields o a unique and valid user name o a valid user and group identifier o a valid primary group o a valid home directory o a valid login shell shadow checks are enabled when a second file parameter is specified or when /etc/shadow exists on the system. These checks are the following: o every passwd entry has a matching shadow entry, and every shadow entry has a matching passwd entry o passwords are specified in the shadowed file o shadow entries have the correct number of fields o shadow entries are unique in shadow o the last password changes are not in the future The checks for correct number of fields and unique user name are fatal. If the entry has the wrong number of fields, the user will be prompted to delete the entire line. If the user does not answer affirmatively, all further checks are bypassed. An entry with a duplicated user name is prompted for deletion, but the remaining checks will still be made. All other errors are warning and the user is encouraged to run the usermod command to correct the error. The commands which operate on the /etc/passwd file are not able to alter corrupted or duplicated entries. pwck should be used in those circumstances to remove the offending entry. OPTIONS
The -r and -s options cannot be combined. The options which apply to the pwck command are: -h, --help Display help message and exit. -q, --quiet Report errors only. The warnings which do not require any action from the user won't be displayed. -r, --read-only Execute the pwck command in read-only mode. -R, --root CHROOT_DIR Apply changes in the CHROOT_DIR directory and use the configuration files from the CHROOT_DIR directory. -s, --sort Sort entries in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow by UID. By default, pwck operates on the files /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow. The user may select alternate files with the passwd and shadow parameters. CONFIGURATION
The following configuration variables in /etc/login.defs change the behavior of this tool: PASS_MAX_DAYS (number) The maximum number of days a password may be used. If the password is older than this, a password change will be forced. If not specified, -1 will be assumed (which disables the restriction). PASS_MIN_DAYS (number) The minimum number of days allowed between password changes. Any password changes attempted sooner than this will be rejected. If not specified, -1 will be assumed (which disables the restriction). PASS_WARN_AGE (number) The number of days warning given before a password expires. A zero means warning is given only upon the day of expiration, a negative value means no warning is given. If not specified, no warning will be provided. FILES
/etc/group Group account information. /etc/passwd User account information. /etc/shadow Secure user account information. EXIT VALUES
The pwck command exits with the following values: 0 success 1 invalid command syntax 2 one or more bad password entries 3 can't open password files 4 can't lock password files 5 can't update password files 6 can't sort password files SEE ALSO
group(5), grpck(8), passwd(5), shadow(5), usermod(8). shadow-utils 4.1.5.1 05/25/2012 PWCK(8)
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