NAME

       check-passwd - check for empty or duplicate system accounts.

SYNOPSIS

       check-passwd

DESCRIPTION

       The  check-passwd  is  a  plugin run by the checksecurity command. It scans the system password file, and
       looks for either duplicate accounts or accounts without a password  set.   This  is  a  plugin  which  is
       invoked by checksecurity (8) if enabled.

CONFIGURATION

       The   check-passwd.conf   file   defines   the   configuration  variables:  CHECK_PASSWORD_WARN_UIDS  and
       CHECK_PASSWORD_WARN_DUPLICATES Each is described below.

       The CHECK_PASSWORD_WARN_EMPTY variable controls whether this script will warn about accounts  with  empty
       passwords.   Valid  values  are TRUE or FALSE The CHECK_PASSWORD_WARN_UIDS variable controls whether this
       script will warn about duplicate accounts sharing the same UID within the passwords file.   Valid  values
       are TRUE or FALSE

FILES

       /etc/checksecurity.conf
              Specifies whether this script is invoked

       /etc/checksecurity/check-passwd.conf
              The configuration file.