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| author | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-26 16:38:00 -0400 |
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| committer | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-26 16:38:00 -0400 |
| commit | 97d5c458cfa039d857301e1ca7d5af3beb37131d (patch) | |
| tree | b460cd850d0537eb71806ba30358840377b27688 /static/unix-v10/man5/pwfile.5 | |
| parent | b89dc2331a50c63f8b33272a5c4c61ab98abdaa3 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/static/unix-v10/man5/pwfile.5 b/static/unix-v10/man5/pwfile.5 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b8f662df --- /dev/null +++ b/static/unix-v10/man5/pwfile.5 @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +.TH PWFILE 5 +.CT 1 sa_nonmortals secur +.SH NAME +pwfile \- user security clearances file +.SH DESCRIPTION +The file +.F /etc/pwfile +is used by +.IR session (1) +to authorize clearances. +Each (valid) line contains the following +fields, separated by colons: +.IP +.nf +name +encrypted password +SNK key +process license (unused) +clearance (maximum ceiling) +.fi +.PP +The license and label fields are in the form +understood by +.IR labtoa (3); +thus the label field +may contain white space. +Lines with fewer than five fields +are ignored. +.PP +The name field contains a user name for option +.B -u +of +.FR /bin/session . +It is customary, but not necessary, for `users' in +.I pwfile +also to be registered in +.IR passwd (5). +.PP +The label field gives the maximum permissible label for option +.BR -l , +and the ceiling label otherwise. +.PP +Because this file ultimately determines which users +may access which data, it is not generally writable by the public. +.SH FILES +.F /etc/pwfile +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.IR getplab (2), +.IR session (1), +.IR passwd (1), +.IR pwserv (8), +.IR pwquery (3) |
