NAME

authck − check internal consistency of Authentication database

SYNOPSIS

authck [-p] [-t] [-a] [-v]

DESCRIPTION

authck checks both the overall structure and internal field consistency of all components of the Authentication database.  It reports all problems it finds.  Only users who have the superuser capability can run this command.  When pwck is used with the -s option, authck is run with the -p option automatically. 
 

Options

authck recognizes the following options and tests:

−p Check the Protected Password database.  The Protected Password database and /etc/passwd are checked for completeness such that neither contains entries not in the other.  The cross references between the Protected Password database and /etc/passwd are checked to make sure that they agree.  Fields in the Protected Password database are then checked for reasonable values.  For example, all time stamps of past events are checked to make sure that they have times less than the times returned by time(2).

−t Fields in the Terminal Control database are checked for reasonable values.  All time stamps of past events are checked to make sure they have times less than those returned by time(2).

−a Shorthand equivalent of using the −p and −t options together in a single command. 

−v Provide running diagnostics as the program proceeds.  Produce warnings when unusual conditions are encountered that might not cause program errors in login, password and su programs. 

FILES

/etc/passwd System password file

/tcb/files/auth/*/* Protected Password database

/tcb/files/ttys Terminal Control database

/tcb/files/auth/system/default System Defaults database

/usr/sbin/authck
 

AUTHOR

SecureWare Inc. 

SEE ALSO

getprpwent(3), getprtcent(3), getprdfent(3), authcap(4). 
 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 10.20:  July 1996