NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

       check-passwd

DESCRIPTION

       The  check-passwd  command  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.