mkpasswd-expect(1)

1MKPASSWD-EXPECT(1)          General Commands Manual         MKPASSWD-EXPECT(1)
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NAME

6       mkpasswd-expect - generate new password, optionally apply it to a user
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SYNOPSIS

9       mkpasswd-expect [ args ] [ user ]
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INTRODUCTION

12       mkpasswd-expect generates passwords and can apply them automatically to
13       users.  mkpasswd-expect is based on the code from  Chapter  23  of  the
14       O'Reilly book "Exploring Expect".
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USAGE

17       With no arguments, mkpasswd-expect returns a new password.
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21       With a user name, mkpasswd-expect assigns a new password to the user.
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25       The passwords are randomly generated according to the flags below.
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FLAGS

29       The -l flag defines the length of the password.  The default is 9.  The
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32            mkpasswd-expect -l 20
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34       The -d flag defines the number of digits that must be in the  password.
35       The default is 2.  The following example creates a password with 3 dig‐
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40       The -c flag defines the minimum number of lowercase alphabetic  charac‐
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43       The  -C flag defines the number of uppercase alphabetic characters that
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46       The -s flag defines the number of special characters that  must  be  in
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49       The  -p  flag  names  a  program  to  set  the  password.   By default,
50       /etc/yppasswd is used if present, otherwise /bin/passwd is used.
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52       The -2 flag causes characters to  be  chosen  so  that  they  alternate
53       between  right and left hands (qwerty-style), making it harder for any‐
54       one watching passwords being entered.  This can also make it easier for
55       a password-guessing program.
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57       The  -v flag causes the password-setting interaction to be visible.  By
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EXAMPLE

62       The following example creates a 15-character password that  contains  3
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65            mkpasswd-expect -l 15 -d 3 -C 5
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AUTHOR

73       Don Libes, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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75       mkpasswd-expect is in the public domain.  NIST and I  would  appreciate
76       credit if this program or parts of it are used.
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82                                22 August 1994              MKPASSWD-EXPECT(1)