pwck(1M-ucb)            (BSD Compatibility Package)            pwck(1M-ucb)

NAME
     pwck - check password database entries

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/ucb/pwck [filename]

DESCRIPTION
     pwck checks a password file for errors. If specified, filename is
     checked, otherwise /etc/passwd is checked.

     This command differs from /usr/sbin/pwck in its ability to correctly
     parse YP entries in /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 lowercase alpha
          The login name in an entry does not begin with a lowercase
          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.





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     No netgroup name
          The entry is a YP entry referring to a netgroup, but no netgroup
          is present.

     Bad character(s) in netgroup name
          The netgroup name in a YP entry contains characters other than
          lowercase letters and digits.

     First char in netgroup name not lowercase alpha
          The netgroup name in a Yellow pages entry does not begin with a
          lowercase letter.

FILES
     /etc/passwd

SEE ALSO
     group(4), passwd(4).





































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