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62 Chapter 7 Working With Users and Groups
Checking a Server User’s Name, UID, or Password
You can use the following commands to check the name, UID, or password of a user in
the server’s local directory.
Note: These tasks only apply to the local directory on the server.
To see if a full name is already in use:
$ serversetup -verifyRealName "longname"
The command displays a 1 if the name is already in the directory, 0 if it isn’t.
To see if a short name is already in use:
$ serversetup -verifyName shortname
The command displays a 1 if the name is already in the directory, 0 if it isn’t.
To see if a UID is already in use:
$ serversetup -verifyUID userid
The command displays a 1 if the UID is already in the directory, 0 if it isn’t.
To test a user’s password:
$ serversetup -verifyNamePassword shortname password
The command displays a 1 if the password is good, 0 if it isn’t.
To view the names associated with a UID:
$ serversetup -getNamesByID userid
No response means UID not valid.
To generate the default UNIX short name for a user long name:
$ serversetup -getUNIXName "longname"
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