iTP Secure WebServer System Administrator's Guide (iTPWebSvr 6.0+)

Configuring the iTP Secure WebServer
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Administering Passwords
userfile
is the name of a server file containing a user-name/password database.
This file is maintained by means of the useradm tool, as described in Administering
Passwords below.
If the user enters a user name and password that matches one of the user
name/password pairs in the specified password file, the web client is granted access to
the server region specified in the containing Region directive.
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 on page 7-31
•
Creating a New Password File on page 7-31
•
Adding a New User to a Password File on page 7-32
•
Deleting a User From a Password File on page 7-32
•
Changing a User’s Password on page 7-32
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: