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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 passwords 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