4.3BSD - /usr/man/cat8/mkpasswd.0

MKPASSWD(8)                                                        MKPASSWD(8)


NAME
       mkpasswd - generate hashed password table

SYNOPSIS
       /etc/mkpasswd [ -v ] passwdfile

DESCRIPTION
       Mkpasswd  is used to generated the hashed password database used by the
       library routines getpwnam() and getpwuid().  If the -v option  is  sup‐
       plied,  each  entry will be listed as it is added.  The file passwdfile
       is usually /etc/ptmp (invoked by vipw(8)), and in any case must  be  in
       the  format  of  /etc/passwd  (see  passwd(5)).  Mkpasswd will generate
       database files named passwdfile.pag and passwdfile.dir.  Mkpasswd  will
       exit with a non-zero exit code if any errors are detected.

FILES
       passwdfile.pag    - database filenames
       passwdfile.dir

SEE ALSO
       getpwent(3), vipw(8), passwd(5)


4.3 Berkeley Distribution        June 3, 1986                      MKPASSWD(8)