PRIVATEPW(8)PRIVATEPW(8)NAMEprivatepw - Change WU-FTPD Group Access File Information
SYNOPSISprivatepw [-c] [-f ftpgroups] [-g group] accessgroup
privatepw [-d] [-f ftpgroups] accessgroup
privatepw [-l] [-f ftpgroups]
privatepw [-V]
DESCRIPTION
If a site supports the SITE GROUP and SITE GPASS commands
it is necessary to be able to add, delete and list
enhanced access group information. The privatepw utility
is used to update this information in the group access
(aka, ftpgroups) file. This is meant as an administrative
tool and not to be run by the general user population.
This command requires read/write permission to the appro
priate ftpgroups file.
BACKGROUND
After user logs in, the SITE GROUP and SITE GPASS commands
may be used to specify an enhanced access group and asso
ciated password. If the group name and password are valid,
the user becomes (via setegid()) a member of the group
list in the group access file (specified by the _PATH_PRI
VATE define in pathnames.h).
The format of the group access file is:
access_group_name:encrypted_password:real_group_name
where access_group_name is an arbitrary (alphanumeric +
punctuation) string. encrypted_password is the password
encrypted via crypt(3), exactly like in /etc/passwd.
real_group_name is the name of a valid group listed in
/etc/group.
OPTIONS-c Create a new ftpgroups file.
-d Delete the specified accessgroup's information from
the ftpgroups file.
-g group
Set the real system group to the group specified.
This is valid only when adding a new accessgroup or
changing an existing accessgroup's password.
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PRIVATEPW(8)PRIVATEPW(8)-f ftpgroups
Use the specified ftpgroups file for all updates.
-l List the contents of the appropriate ftpgroups
file.
-? Display a simple help usage message.
The -V option causes the program to display copyright
and version information, then terminate.
SEE ALSOftpaccess(5)BUGS
None known.
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