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Manual page for PWCK(8V)

pwck - check password database entries

SYNOPSIS

/usr/etc/pwck [ filename ]

AVAILABILITY

This command is available with the System V software installation option. Refer to [a manual with the abbreviation INSTALL] for information on how to install optional software.

DESCRIPTION

pwck checks that a file in passwd.5 does not contain any errors; it checks the /etc/passwd file by default.

FILES

/etc/passwd

DIAGNOSTICS

Too many/few fields: An entry in the password file does not have the proper number of fields.
No login name: The login name field of an entry is empty.
Bad character(s) in login name: The login name in an entry contains characters other than lower-case letters and digits.
First char in login name not lower case alpha: The login name in an entry does not begin with a lower-case letter.
Login name too long: The login name in an entry has more than 8 characters.
Invalid UID: The user ID field in an entry is not numeric or is greater than 65535.
Invalid GID: The group ID field in an entry is not numeric or is greater than 65535.
No login directory: The login directory field in an entry is empty.
Login directory not found: The login directory field in an entry refers to a directory that does not exist.
Optional shell file not found.: The login shell field in an entry refers to a program or shell script that does not exist.
No netgroup name: The entry is a Network Information Service (NIS) entry referring to a netgroup, but no netgroup is present.
Bad character(s) in netgroup name: The netgroup name in an NIS entry contains characters other than lower-case letters and digits.
First char in netgroup name not lower case alpha: The netgroup name in an NIS entry does not begin with a lower-case letter.

NOTES

The Network Information Service (NIS) was formerly known as Sun Yellow Pages (YP). The functionality of the two remains the same; only the name has changed.