mkpasswd(8) [ultrix man page]

mkpasswd(8)						      System Manager's Manual						       mkpasswd(8)

Name
       mkpasswd - generate hashed password table

Syntax
       /etc/mkpasswd [-uv] passwdfile

Description
       The command is used to generate the hashed password database used by the library routines and

       If  the -u option is present the hashed files will not be built unless they already exist.  In any case, the hashed files will not be built
       if the time of last modification of the passwdfile is less recent than that of an existing hashed files.

       If the -v option is supplied, each entry will be listed as it is added.

       The file passwdfile is usually and must be in the format of The command will generate  database	files  named  passwdfile.pag  and  passwd-
       file.dir.   The command will exit with a non-zero exit code if any errors are detected.	Otherwise it will print the number of entries pro-
       cessed and the length of the longest entry.

       The presence of the hashed files is optional. They are not required for correct operation of or but will improve their performance on  sys-
       tems with moderate to large sized files.

Diagnostics
       The data base is already up to date.
       If the specified file has been modified less recently than the hashed files.

       Database not created.
       When used with the -u option and the database does not already exist.

Files
       passwdfile.dir Database filename

       passwdfile.pag Database filename

See Also
       getpwent(3), passwd(5), vipw(8)

																       mkpasswd(8)

vipw(8) 						      System Manager's Manual							   vipw(8)

NAME

       vipw - Edits the /etc/passwd file

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sbin/vipw

DESCRIPTION

       You  use  the vipw command to edit the /etc/passwd file with the editor defined in the EDITOR environment variable.  If the variable is not
       set, the default editor is vi.

       The vipw command performs basic consistency checks on the edited file.  If a hashed indexed passwd existed  previously,	the  vipw  command
       uses the mkpasswd command to create recreate it.

       The  command must not be used on systems that use extended security attributes since it cannot set or change them.  You must be root to run
       this command.  Only root and security administrators should have execute access to this command.

       Since the vipw command cannot effectively change all the attributes of users, it should not be used in a secure environment.

       The vipw command accesses the following files, and requires the listed permissions:

       ------------------------------
       Permissions   File
       ------------------------------
	   rw	     /etc/passwd

	   rw	     /etc/passwd.pag

	   rw	     /etc/passwd.dir

	   rw	     /etc/ptmp

	   rw	     /etc/ptmp.pag

	   rw	     /etc/ptmp.dir
       ------------------------------

EXAMPLE

       To edit the /etc/passwd file, type the following command and add the required line entry: vipw

FILES

       Specifies the command path

RELATED INFORMATION

       Commands:  passwd(1), passwd(4), adduser(8), mkpasswd(8) delim off

																	   vipw(8)