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# lppasswd - Unix, Linux Command

# NAME

lppasswd - add, change, or delete digest passwords.

# SYNOPSIS

lppasswd [ username ]
lppasswd -a [ -g groupname ] username
lppasswd -x username

# DESCRIPTION

lppasswd adds, changes, or deletes passwords in the CUPS digest password file, passwd.md5. When run by a normal user, lppasswd will prompt for the old and new passwords. When run by the super-user, lppasswd can add new accounts (-a username), change existing accounts (username), or delete accounts (-x username) in the digest password file. Digest usernames do not have to match local UNIX usernames.

# OPTIONS

lppasswd supports the following options:

Tag | Description
--- | ---
-g groupname
| Specifies a group other than the default system group.

# SECURITY ISSUES

The lppasswd command is installed setuid to root. While every attempt has been made to make it secure against exploits that could grant super-user privileges to unprivileged users, paranoid system administrators may wish to disable or change the ownership of the program to an unprivileged account.

# SEE ALSO

http://localhost:631/help

# COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2007 by Apple Inc.

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