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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)
