OSF DCE Administration Guide--Core Components

OSF DCE Administration Guide—Core Components
-o org The name of the organization to be assigned to all principals that
are added to the registry. The default is the organization named
none.
-p password The password for the account with whose privileges pass-
wd_import will run. If you do not use the -i option, passwd_-
import prompts you to resolve the name conflict.
-u username The principal name of the account with whose privileges
passwd_import will run. This account must have the privileges
to access the registry and add principals, groups, accounts and
organizations, and members to groups and organizations. The
principal name and password are used to obtain network
authentication. If you do not supply them, passwd_import
prompts you for them, even if you have already performed a
network login.
-v Runs in verbose mode, generating a verbose transcript of all
activity.
39.3 Using passwd_import
To use passwd_import, the security server must be running. The following subsections
describe how to use the passwd_import command and its options.
39.3.1 Usingthe Identical User Option
The -i option lets you specify that duplicate names are not in conflict but, instead,
represent the same identity. When passwd_import finds duplicate name entries, it
processes them as though they are the same user and skips to the next entry.
39.3.2 UsingCheck Mode
Run passwd_import first in check mode by using the -c option. In this mode,
passwd_import attempts to simulate the results of a processing run, showing the
conflicts that are encountered when passwd_import is run without the -c option.
Check mode gives you a good idea of the quantity and complexity of the potential
conflicts. However, check mode does not make any changes to the registry. When you
run passwd_import without the -c option and make changes to resolve conflicts, these
changes can in turn create further conflicts not readily apparent in check mode.
If you encounter numerous conflicts in check mode, it is more efficient to manually edit
either the registry or the UNIX group and password files to resolve some obvious
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