dbmmanage \- Manage user authentication files in DBM format
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ dbmmanage \- Manage user authentication files in DBM format
.SH "SUMMARY"
.PP
dbmmanage is used to create and update the DBM format files used to store usernames and password for basic authentication of HTTP users\&. Resources available from the Apache HTTP server can be restricted to just the users listed in the files created by dbmmanage\&. This program can only be used when the usernames are stored in a DBM file\&. To use a flat-file database see htpasswd\&.
dbmmanage is used to create and update the DBM format files used to store usernames and password for basic authentication of HTTP users via mod_auth_dbm\&. Resources available from the Apache HTTP server can be restricted to just the users listed in the files created by dbmmanage\&. This program can only be used when the usernames are stored in a DBM file\&. To use a flat-file database see htpasswd\&.
.PP
This manual page only lists the command line arguments\&. For details of the directives necessary to configure user authentication in httpd see the httpd manual, which is part of the Apache distribution or can be found at http://httpd\&.apache\&.org/\&.
Adds an entry for \fIusername\fR to \fIfilename\fR using the encrypted password \fIencpasswd\fR\&.
Adds an entry for \fIusername\fR to \fIfilename\fR using the encrypted password \fIencpasswd\fR\&. dbmmanage passwords\&.dat add rbowen foKntnEF3KSXA
.TP
adduser
Asks for a password and then adds an entry for \fIusername\fR to \fIfilename\fR\&.
Asks for a password and then adds an entry for \fIusername\fR to \fIfilename\fR\&. dbmmanage passwords\&.dat adduser krietz
.TP
check
Asks for a password and then checks if \fIusername\fR is in \fIfilename\fR and if it's password matches the specified one\&.
Asks for a password and then checks if \fIusername\fR is in \fIfilename\fR and if it's password matches the specified one\&. dbmmanage passwords\&.dat check rbowen
.TP
delete
Deletes the \fIusername\fR entry from \fIfilename\fR\&.
Deletes the \fIusername\fR entry from \fIfilename\fR\&. dbmmanage passwords\&.dat delete rbowen
.TP
import
Reads \fIusername\fR:\fIpassword\fR entries (one per line) from STDIN and adds them to \fIfilename\fR\&. The passwords already have to be crypted\&.
.TP
update
Same as the adduser command, except that it makes sure \fIusername\fR already exists in \fIfilename\fR\&.
Same as the adduser command, except that it makes sure \fIusername\fR already exists in \fIfilename\fR\&. dbmmanage passwords\&.dat update rbowen
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view
Just displays the contents of the DBM file\&. If you specify a \fIusername\fR, it displays the particular record only\&.
Just displays the contents of the DBM file\&. If you specify a \fIusername\fR, it displays the particular record only\&. dbmmanage passwords\&.dat view