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NAME

       cpu - a user administration tool for LDAP backends

SYNOPSIS

       cpu user{add,del,mod} [options] login

       cpu group{add,del,mod} [options] group

       cpu cat

DESCRIPTION

       The  ldap  module for cpu provides a means for administering groups and users being stored
       on an LDAP backend. Complete compatibility with the GNU/Linux versions of the shadow utils
       has  tried  to  be  maintained in terms of command line options. This module also supports
       several options that traditional user utilities do not such as; selecting  which  hash  to
       use  for the user, generating random or linear uid's and gid's and pulling information for
       a user from existing password and shadow files.

LDAP OPTIONS

       The LDAP options are options that are used specifically for the LDAP server.  They may  be
       combined with any of the cpu functions.

       -2, --2
              Use LDAPv2 instead of LDAPv3

       -a file, --addfile=file
              If  a  filename  is  given,  it  will  be parsed and any additional ldap attributes
              specified in this file will be added along with the user or group. This file should
              not  contain any attributes that CPU requires or that you have already specified in
              the configuration file. If you do  this  the  modification/addition  will  fail  or
              create multivalued attributes. The format of the file should be:

               <attrdesc>: <attrvalue>
               <attrdesc>: <attrvalue>
               <attrdesc>:: <base64-encoded-value>
               ...

       -A cn, --cn=cn
              This  options  specifies for a user what the dn should look like. If you specify -A
              foo for some user, their dn will look like foo=username,... This can  be  specified
              in the configuration file with USER_CN_STRING

       -B base, --groupbase=base
              This  is the base to search for groups in. This is required for useradd and for any
              group   functions.   This   should   be   a   fully   qualified   base   such    as
              ou=groups,o=company,c=us. This corresponds to the GROUP_BASE configuration option.

       -D bind_dn, --binddn=bind_dn
              The bind_dn should be a DN with adequate credentials for the operation that you are
              requesting. This corresponds to the BIND_DN configuration file option.

       -F[file], --passfile[=file]
              If an argument is provided, that file should be of a Unix style password format. If
              no  argument  is  provided,  the  configuration file variable PASSWORD_FILE will be
              used. Please be sure that the switch (-F or --passfile) has no trailing whitespace,
              it  should be immediately followed by the argument. The information associated with
              the user will be used for populating  their  LDAP  entry  (uid,  gid,  gecos,  home
              directory, shell).

       -H hash, --hash=hash
              Hash  should be one of sha1, md5, ssha1, smd5, crypt, or clear. This corresponds to
              the HASH configuration file variable. Select the hash that is being  used  at  your
              site.

       -N hostname, --hostname=hostname
              Hostname should be the hostname that is running the LDAP service. This may be an IP
              address  or  hostname.  This  corresponds  to  the  LDAP_HOST   variable   in   the
              configuration file.

       -o, --nonposix
              Violate  POSIX naming standards and allow characters in user and group names not in
              the character set [A-Za-z0-9._-]. This is  useful  for  things  like  adding  Samba
              machine accounts.

       -P port, --port=port
              Port  should  be the port that the LDAP server is listening on. This corresponds to
              the LDAP_PORT option in the configuration file.

       -R length, --random=random
              length should be the length that you would like a randomly  generated  password  to
              be. This password will be displayed to the user.

       -S[file], --shadfile[=file]
              If  an  argument is provided, that file should be of a Unix style shadow format. If
              no argument is provided, the configuration file variable SHADOW_FILE will be  used.
              Please  be  sure  that the switch (-S or --shadfile) has no trailing whitespace, it
              should be immediately followed by the argument. The information associated with the
              user  will  be  used  for populating their LDAP entry (password, sp_lstchg, sp_min,
              sp_max, sp_warn, sp_inact, sp_expire).

       -t timeout, --timeout=timeout
              This value is used to specify how long (in seconds) before LDAP  operations  should
              time out. The corresponding configuration file is TIMEOUT.

       -U base, --userbase=base
              This  is  the base to search for users in. This is required for any user functions.
              This should be  a  fully  qualified  base  such  as  ou=users,o=company,c=us.  This
              corresponds to the USER_BASE configuration option.

       -w[pass], --bindpass[=pass]
              If  an  argument  is provided, that value will be used for the bind password. If no
              argument is provided, the user will be prompted for a password. This option can  be
              omitted  by  specifying  the  password  in  the  configuration file with the option
              BIND_PASS. If a value is specified at the command line, the switch should  have  no
              whitespace following it.

       -x, --tls
              Try to starttls before talking with the ldap server.

       The following options can be used for populating LDAP attributes.

       -f name, --firstname=name
              Name is used in possible combination with lastname in order to have a more complete
              CN. This value is also used for the givenName (gn) attribute.  This  value  is  not
              required by RFC2307.

       -E name, --lastname=name
              Name  is  used  in  possible  combination  with  firstname  in order to have a more
              complete CN. This value is also used for the surname (sn) attribute. This value  is
              not required by RFC2307.

       -e address, --email=address
              The  value  address  is  used to populate the mail attribute. This attribute is not
              required by RFC2307 for posixAccount but many people's LDAP schemas do require  it.
              inetOrgPerson is one object that contains it.

       The following options are not LDAP specific.

       -y, --yes
              Reply yes to any questions (such as whether it is ok to remove a directory)

       -h, --help
              Display help.

       -v, --verbose
              Turn the verbose level up.

       -V, --version
              Display the version of the module.

cpu cat

       The  cat  command  will  cause  any  users  and  groups stored in the LDAP directory to be
       displayed in a Unix style format. cat requires no options.

cpu useradd [options] login

       The useradd function is used to add new users  to  an  LDAP  directory.  The  options  are
       similar to those used by traditional GNU/Linux user administration utilities.

       -c comment, --gecos=comment
              The  value  specified  is  used  to populate the gecos attribute. You can specify a
              default value in the configuration file using  the  GECOS  variable.  This  is  not
              required by RFC2307. This can also be populated using the -F option (see above).

       -d home_dir, --directory=home_dir
              The  new  user  will  be  created  using home_dir as the value for the user's login
              directory. The default is to append login to HOME_DIRECTORY (from the configuration
              file) and use that as the login directory name. This is required by RFC2307.

       -g initial_group, --gid=initial_group
              The  group id or name of the user's initial login group. The group should exist but
              does not have to. CPU will search the LDAP directory and warn  you  if  that  group
              does  not  exist.  If  the group does exist, the users gidNumber will be set to the
              gidNumber of that group. This is required  by  RFC2307.  If  unspecified  CPU  will
              search  for  the  next  unused GID. This behavior can be adjusted by MAX_GIDNUMBER,
              MIN_GIDNUMBER, ID_MAX_PASSES, and RANDOM in the configuration file.

       -G group,[...] --sgroup=group,[...]
              A list of supplementary groups which the user is also a member of.  Each  group  is
              separated from the next by a comma, with no intervening whitespace. CPU will search
              the directory for these groups, and if found, add the user  to  those  groups.  The
              default is for the user to belong only to the initial group.

       -k[skeleton_dir] --skel[=skeleton_dir]
              This  option  is  only  useful  is specified along with the -m option.  If both are
              specified, the contents of skeleton_dir will  be  copied  to  the  users  new  home
              directory.  If  skeleton_dir  is specified it should have no whitespace between the
              command line switch. If skeleton_dir is not specified, the  value  of  SKEL_DIR  as
              specified in the configuration file will be used.

       -m, --makehome
              The user's home directory will be created if it does not exist. The files contained
              in skeleton_dir will be copied to the home directory if the -k option is used.  The
              -k  option  is only valid in conjunction with the -m options. The default is to not
              create the directory and to not copy any files.

       -p[passwd] --password[=password]
              The encrypted or unencrypted password.  If  no  argument  is  given,  the  user  is
              prompted  to enter a password. If CPU was compiled with libcrack, the password will
              be checked for weakness. If the password is encrypted, hash should be the value  of
              the  hash  type that was used. If not specified at the command line or found in the
              shadow file (if -S was used) * is used which should lock the account.

       -s shell, --shell=shell
              The name of the user's login shell. If not specified at the command  line  one  can
              specify  it  with the DEFAULT_SHELL configuration file option. This is not required
              by RFC2307.

       -u uid, --uid=uid
              The numerical value of the user's ID. This value must be unique, the value must  be
              non-negative.  If  unspecified CPU will search for an unused UID. This behavior can
              be adjusted by MAX_UIDNUMBER,  MIN_UIDNUMBER,  ID_MAX_PASSES,  and  RANDOM  in  the
              configuration file.

       -X script, --exec=script
              After  the  user has successfully been added to the directory, execute this script.
              The script is  passed  the  login  name.  If  this  option  is  not  supplied,  the
              configuration file will be checked for ADD_SCRIPT.

cpu usermod [options] login

       All options that apply to useradd also apply to usermod except for -k.

       -l login_name, --newusername=login_name
              The  name of the user will be changed from login to login_name. The LDAP attributes
              cn and uid are changed to login_name, the users rdn is also modified. If  specified
              in  conjunction with the -m switch, the users old home directory will be copied the
              the appropriate new location (see -d  switch for behavior).

       -L, --lock
              Lock the given user account

       -U, --unlock
              Unlock the given user account

cpu userdel [options] login

       The userdel command modifies the LDAP directory, deleting all entries that refer to login.
       The named user must exist. The options which apply to the userdel command are:

       -r, --removehome
              Files  in  the  user's home directory will be removed along with the home directory
              itself. The users mail spool is not deleted. Files located in  other  file  systems
              will have to be searched for and deleted manually.

       -X script, --exec=script
              After  the  user  has  successfully  been  removed from the directory, execute this
              script. The script is passed the login name. If this option is  not  supplied,  the
              configuration file will be checked for DEL_SCRIPT.

cpu groupadd [options] group

       The groupadd command creates a new group account using the values specified on the command
       line and the default values from the configuration file. The new  group  will  be  entered
       into the LDAP directory as needed. The options which apply to the groupadd command are

       -g gid, --gid=gid
              The  numerical value of the group's ID. This value should be unique. The value must
              be non-negative. A new gid can be generated by not  specifying  this  option.  This
              generation can be modified by changing the configuration file.

cpu groupmod [options] group

       The  groupmod  command modifies the group specified at the command line. The options which
       apply to the groupmod command are

       -g gid, --gid=gid
              The numerical value of the group's ID. This value should be unique. The value  must
              be non-negative.

       -n group_name, --newgroupname=group_name
              The  name  of  the  group will be changed from group to group_name.  The cn and rdn
              will also be modified.

cpu groupdel [options] group

       The groupdel command removes the group  specified  at  the  command  line  from  the  LDAP
       directory.

SEE ALSO

       cpu.conf(5) cpu(8)

AUTHORS

       Blake Matheny <bmatheny@purdue.edu>

       The current version of this software is always available at http://cpu.sourceforge.net

BUGS

       To report a bug or problem, please e-mail:

       cpu-users@lists.sourceforge.net

TODO

       See TODO file that accompanied software. Please e-mail us with any additional suggestions.

                                         17 February 2003                             CPU-LDAP(8)