POPAUTH

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NAME

popauth - manipulate POP authorization DB  

SYNOPSIS

popauth [-init] [-list] [-delete name] [-user name] [-help]  

DESCRIPTION

The popauth program allows a POP-subscriber to change the secret value used to generate their authentication credentials. In addition, the super-user or master POP user may use this program to either add or remove a user, or to print public information from it. Only the super-user may initialize the database. popauth is useful only when the APOP configuration option is defined. (This configuration option defines the name of the POP authorization DB.)

Under normal usage, popauth prompts for a new secret, just like the passwd program. It then updates the POP authorization DB accordingly.

With the `-init' switch, the super-user can create a new (or zero the existing) POP authorization DB.

With the `-list' switch, the super-user or master POP user can print out public information about the named subscriber (or all subscribers).

With the `-delete' switch, the super-user or master POP user can remove a user entry from the authorization DB.  

FILES

/etc/pop.auth.* POP authorization DB  

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This program was derived from MH 6.8.3  

SEE ALSO

popper(8)


 

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