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    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
.Ps
/etc/passwd
passwd.chk uses the process id as a temporary file name for the ypchecking.
.Pe
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.Ps
passwd(5)
.Pe
Awk part based on _password_ from _The AWK Programming Language_, page 78.
.SH BUGS
It doesn't use the exact syntax of yellow pages to check for errors.