tac_pwd(8)

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🎀 tac_pwd(8) — System Manager's Manual glow-up 🎀

okay bestie, this is the tac_pwd(8) page from the System Manager's Manual, and it's lowkey iconic: it makes password encryptions for you so you don't have to rawdog clear-text passwords in your config. no cap. ✨

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

tac_pwd [-ehm] [salt]

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

tac_pwd prompts you for a clear-text password and then produces a DES encryption of that password on stdout. that output can be used in lieu of the clear-text representation in tac_plus.conf(5). slay. 💅

the DES salt can also be provided as a command-line argument, if you're feeling fancy. 🫶

💅 COMMAND-LINE OPTIONS 💅

  • -e — do not echo the plain-text password to the terminal. privacy queen behavior. 🙈
  • -h — display the help message. we love a quick little assist. ✨
  • -m — generate an MD5 encryption instead of DES. important real talk: this only works if crypt() on your host supports MD5. ⚠️

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

catch you later, bestie — this cutie is from the System Manager's Manual, dated 23 March 2012, and it's the tac_pwd(8) page. 💜

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