PASSWD.CONF(5) NetBSD Programmer's Manual PASSWD.CONF(5) NAME passwd.conf - password encryption configuration file SYNOPSIS passwd.conf DESCRIPTION The /etc/passwd.conf file, consisting of ``stanzas'', describes the con- figuration of the password cipher used to encrypt local or YP passwords. There are default, user and group specific stanzas. If no user or group stanza to a specific option is available, the default stanza is used. To differentiate between user and group stanzas, groups are prefixed with a single colon (`:'). Some fields and their possible values that can appear in this file are: localcipher The cipher to use for local passwords. Possible values are: ``old'', ``newsalt,<rounds>'', and ``md5''. For ``newsalt'' the value of rounds is a 24-bit integer with a minimum of 7250 rounds. ypcipher The cipher to use for YP passwords. The possible values are the same as for localcipher. To retrieve information from this file use pw_getconf(3). FILES /etc/passwd.conf EXAMPLES Use MD5 as the local cipher and old-style DES as the YP cipher: default: localcipher = md5 ypcipher = old SEE ALSO passwd(1), pw_getconf(3), passwd(5) HISTORY The passwd.conf configuration file first appeared in NetBSD 1.6. NetBSD 1.6 June 30, 2000 1
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