mkpasswd

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`mkpasswd`

USAGE

    mkpasswd [options] [domain]

This program prints a `/etc/passwd` file to `stdout`.

>     Options are

>         -l,--local          print local accounts

>         -d,--domain         print domain accounts

>                             (from current domain if no domain

>                             specified

>         -g,--local-groups   print local group information too

>         -?,--help           displays this message

This program does only work on Windows NT.

The `mkpasswd` program can be used to help configure your Windows system to be more UNIX-like by creating an initial `/etc/passwd` substitute (some commands need this file) from your system information. To initially set up your machine, use the following example’s declarations as a guide.

>     mkdir /etc

>     mkpasswd > /etc/passwd

This information is static. If you change the user information in your system, regenerate the `passwd` file for it to have the new information.

The `-d` and `-l` options allow you to specify where the information derives, either the default (or given) domain (`-d`), or the local machine (`-l`).

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