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authck(8)							     authck(8)

NAME
       authck  -  Checks  internal consistency of the authentication databases
       (Enhanced Security)

SYNOPSIS
       /tcb/bin/authck [options]

OPTIONS
					Note

       At least one of the -a, -p, -t, or -f options is required.

       Turns on the -p, -t, and -f options collectively.   Examines  the  file
       control	database for syntax and value specification errors. Each entry
       is examined to verify that the syntax is correct and that  values  such
       as  user	 names,	 group	names, modes, object types, and other security
       attributes, depending on the system configuration,  are	valid.	Checks
       are also made to ensure that continuation lines are handled properly in
       ASCII files and that each entry is terminated with  the	chkent	field.
       Errors  detected	 in  the  file control database cannot be corrected by
       authck since in most cases the command is unable to determine what  the
       entry  should  contain.	Instead, errors are detected and correction of
       these errors is left to the system administrator.  Checks the protected
       password	 database  (user  profiles).  The cross-references between the
       protected password database and /etc/passwd are checked	to  make  sure
       that  they  are mutually consistent. Then fields in the protected pass‐
       word database are checked for reasonable	 values.   For	instance,  all
       timestamps of past events are checked to make sure that they have times
       less than the times returned by time().	Checks the fields in the  ter‐
       minal  control  database	 for reasonable values. All timestamps of past
       events are checked to  make  sure  they	have  times  less  than	 those
       returned	 by  time().  Provides running diagnostics as the program pro‐
       ceeds. It also produces warnings on unusual  conditions	that  may  not
       cause program errors.

DESCRIPTION
       The authck program checks both the overall structure and internal field
       consistency of all components  of  the  authentication  databases.   It
       reports	all  problems it finds. To invoke this program you must log in
       as root.

EXIT VALUES
       If authck did not detect any inconsistencies, it exits with a status of
       0  (zero). If the user is not authorized, authck exits with a status of
       1. If the user specifies the wrong argument syntax, authck exits with a
       status  of  2.  Otherwise, authck exits with status equal to the number
       of inconsistencies found.

FILES
       Specifies the command path.  System password file.  Protected  password
       database.   File	 control database.  Terminal control database.	System
       defaults database.

SEE ALSO
       Functions: getprdfent(3), getprpwent(3), getprtcent(3), getprfient(3)

       Files: authcap(4), default(4), files(4), prpasswd(4), ttys(4)

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