iTP Secure WebServer System Administrator's Guide (iTPWebSvr 5.1+)

Configuring the iTP Secure WebServer
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Administering Passwords
For example:
Region /recipes/secret {
RequirePassword "Secret Recipes" -userfile \
/home/data/passwords
}
Administering Passwords
To administer the passwords contained in a server password file, you use the useradm
utility included with the server distribution. The useradm utility allows you to perform
the following tasks:
•
Checking the useradm Utility Version (See page 7-30)
•
Creating a New Password File (See page 7-30)
•
Adding a New User to a Password File (See page 7-31)
•
Deleting a User From a Password File (See page 7-31)
•
Changing a User’s Password (See page 7-31)
The useradm utility is located in the /usr/tandem/webserver/bin directory.
Checking the useradm Utility Version
To check the utility version, enter the following:
useradm -version
where:
-version
displays the useradm version
Creating a New Password File
To create a new password file, enter the following:
useradm create [-digest] file-name
where:
-digest
specifies a digest-authentication format
file-name
is the name of the new password file