weakpass_edit(8) BSD System Manager's Manual weakpass_edit(8)
NAME
weakpass_edit -- Mac OS X Server Password Server weak password dictionary
insertion tool
SYNOPSIS
add [[-p passphrase] | [-f file]]
delete [[-p passphrase] | [-f file]]
DESCRIPTION
weakpass_edit Adds weak or undesirable passwords to a dictionary of pass-
words to be rejected by the password server.
weakpass_edit must be run as root; it will exit otherwise.
This tool's purpose is to manage the weak password dictionary.
OPTIONS
The following options are available:
-p add or delete a passphrase, provided as a command-line argument, to
the weak password database.
-f add or delete all passphrases contained in a file.
USAGE
FILES & FOLDERS
/var/db/authserver - the password server database repository. The weak password files are here.
/var/db/authserver/weakpasswords.[n] - an alphabetized list of weak passwords to reject.
SEE ALSO
PasswordService(8) mkpassdb(8)
Mac OS X Server 21 February 2002 Mac OS X Server
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