2.11BSD#431 - /usr/man/cat8/mkpasswd.0

MKPASSWD(8)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	      MKPASSWD(8)


NAME
     mkpasswd - generate hashed password table

SYNOPSIS
     mkpasswd [ -p ] passwdfile

DESCRIPTION
     Mkpasswd is used to generated the hashed password database
     used by the password library routines (see getpwent(3)).

     The file passwdfile must be in password file format (see
     passwd(5)).  Mkpasswd generates database files named
     ``passwdfile.pag'' and ``passwdfile.dir'' (see ndbm(3)).
     Data subsequently taken from the database files differ from
     passwdfile in one respect.  Rather than storing the
     encrypted password in the database, mkpasswd stores the
     offset of the encrypted password in passwdfile.

     Mkpasswd exits zero on success, non-zero on failure.

     The -p option causes mkpasswd to create ``passwdfile.orig'',
     a password file in the standard Version 7 format.

SEE ALSO
     chpass(1), passwd(1), getpwent(3), ndbm(3), passwd(5),
     vipw(8)


Printed 11/24/99	February 22, 1989			1