Name | Synopsis | Description | Options | Examples | Exit Status | Attributes
install-path/bin/pwdhash -D instance-path [-H ] [-c comparepwd | -s scheme] password...
The pwdhash command prints the encrypted form of a password using one of the encryption algorithms available to the server. If a user cannot log in, you can use this command to compare the user's password with the password stored in the directory.
The following options are supported:
Specifies the encrypted password with which the user password is to be compared. The result of this comparison is either OK or password does not match.
Specifies where the Directory Server instance is located.
Specifies that the passwords are hex-encoded.
The clear password from which the encrypted form should be generated (or against which the password in the directory should be compared).
Generates the encrypted passwords according to the encryption scheme. The available schemes are SSHA, SHA, CRYPT, and CLEAR.
$ pwdhash -D /local/dsInst -s SSHA mypassword {SSHA}mtHyZSHfhOZ4FHmvQe09FQjvLZpnW1wbmW05cw== |
$ pwdhash -D /local/dsInst \ -c "{SSHA}mtHyZSHfhOZ4FHmvQe09FQjvLZpnW1wbmW05cw==" aPassword pwdhash: password does not match |
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
ATTRIBUTE TYPE |
ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
---|---|
Availability |
SUNWdsee7 |
Stability Level |
Stable |
Name | Synopsis | Description | Options | Examples | Exit Status | Attributes