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| OCPASSWD(8) | System Manager's Manual | OCPASSWD(8) |
NAME¶
ocpasswd - OpenConnect server password utility
SYNOPSIS¶
ocpasswd [ -flag [value] | --option-name[[=| ]value] ]... username
DESCRIPTION¶
This program is openconnect password (ocpasswd) utility. It allows the generation and handling of a 'plain' password file used by ocserv.
OPTIONS¶
- -c, --passwd=FILE
- Specify the password file to use. Only useful when not using the default location. The default is /etc/ocserv/ocpasswd.
- -g, --group
- Specify the user's group name. Note that groups of one character such as '*' and 'x', are ignored.
- -d, --delete
- Deletes the specified user from the password file.
- -l, --lock
- Prevents the specified user from logging in by locking its password.
- -u, --unlock
- Re-enables login for the specified user by unlocking its password.
- -h, --help
- Display usage information and exit.
- -v, --version
- Output version of program and exit.
EXIT STATUS¶
- 0
- Successful program execution.
- 1
- The operation failed or the command syntax was not valid.
FILES¶
The password format of ocpasswd is as follows.
-
username:groupname:encoded-password
The crypt(3) encoding is used for the encoded-password.
EXAMPLES¶
Adding a user¶
$ ocpasswd -c ocpasswd my_username
Locking a user¶
$ ocpasswd -c ocpasswd -l my_username
Unlocking a user¶
$ ocpasswd -c ocpasswd -u my_username
AUTHORS¶
Written by Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos. Many people have contributed to it.
REPORTING BUGS¶
Issue tracker: https://gitlab.com/openconnect/ocserv/-/issues
COPYRIGHT¶
Copyright (C) 2013-2024 Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos and others, all rights reserved. This program is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2.
SEE ALSO¶
| February 2026 |