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    Types: TextFile
    Names: »passwd.chk«

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.TH PASSWD.CHK 1 "January 7th, 1991"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
passwd.chk  \- Checks password file(s) for inconsistencies.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B passwd.chk
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I passwd.chk
checks the password files -- /etc/passwd and yppasswd if yellow pages are being
used -- for incorrect number of fields, duplicate ids, non-alphanumeric
login names, nonnumeric user ids', users with uid = 0 and not root, blank lines,
accounts with no passwords, invalid login directories, and non-numeric
password id's.  If you run C2 sun security, or have uid's of greater than
length 8 characters, you need to change "C2=TRUE" and "OVER_8=YES", on lines
46 and 50, respectively.
.SH FILES
/etc/passwd
.br
passwd.chk uses the process id as a temporary file name for the ypchecking.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.nf
passwd(5)
.fi
Awk part based on \fIpasswd\fR from \fIThe AWK Programming Language\fR, page 78.
.SH BUGS
It doesn't use the exact syntax of yellow pages to check for errors.