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chkauth
Section: Maintenance Commands (8)
Updated: 07/05/2001
Index NAME
ChkAuth - A script for modify system authentification
SYNOPSIS
chkauth file | yp | ldap [options ...]
chkauth file [noshadow | shadow][-m md5 | crypt]
chkauth yp [-s server]ypdomainname
chkauth ldap -s server[-s server]-D basedn
DESCRIPTION
chkauthis a short perl script for change the authentification method on asystem. chkauth always set the file method in first place, but you canonly select the second authentification method by this way.For now three kind of authentification accepted
file, yp and ldap.filepermit to recover a file mechanish in first place of authentification.
ypis the yellow page (nis) authentification nis require a nis domaine name aleast.
ldap permit to the system to authentificate on ldap annuary, you need toindicate one or more server and the base dn of the server. The first on thecommand line is the first use by the system. If you don't set base dn of the ldap directory, chkauth will try to use root of the server.
EXIT STATUS
chkauth return 0, if the modification has been applied. 1 is a error occured and 2want said you don't have the binaries necessary for use this system ofauthentification.
FILES
/etc/pam.d/system-auth,
/etc/nsswitch.conf,
/etc/ldap.conf,
/etc/sysconfig/network,
/etc/yp.conf
AUTHOR
Saugey Vincent <vinceAATTmandrakesoft.com>
SEE ALSO
nsswitch.conf(5),
pam(8),
ldap.conf(5),
ypdomainname(1)
Index
- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- EXIT STATUS
- FILES
- AUTHOR
- SEE ALSO
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