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     5         kx .\" copyright:
     5         kx .\"   Copyright (C) 1998, 1999 Jean Pierre LeJacq <jplejacq@quoininc.com>
     5         kx .\"
     5         kx .\"   Distributed under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE.
     5         kx .\"
     5         kx .TH cracklib\-format 8 "Jun 21, 2008" "Alec Muffett" "GNU/Linux manual"
     5         kx .SH NAME
     5         kx cracklib\-format, cracklib\-packer, cracklib\-unpacker \- cracklib dictionary utilities
     5         kx .SH SYNOPSIS
     5         kx .B cracklib\-format
     5         kx .IR file
     5         kx .IR ...
     5         kx 
     5         kx .B cracklib\-packer
     5         kx .IR cracklib_dictpath
     5         kx 
     5         kx .B cracklib\-unpacker
     5         kx .IR cracklib_dictpath
     5         kx .SH DESCRIPTION
     5         kx .B cracklib\-format
     5         kx takes a list of text files each containing a list of words, one per line, It
     5         kx lowercases all words, removes control characters, and sorts the lists.  It
     5         kx outputs the cleaned up list to standard output.  The text files may be
     5         kx optionally compressed with
     5         kx .BR gzip (1).
     5         kx 
     5         kx If you supply massive amounts of text to
     5         kx .B cracklib\-format
     5         kx you must have enough free space available for use by the
     5         kx .BR sort (1)
     5         kx command.  If you do not have 20Mb free in /var/tmp (or whatever
     5         kx temporary area your
     5         kx .BR sort (1)
     5         kx command uses), have a look at the
     5         kx .B /usr/sbin/cracklib\-format
     5         kx program which is a
     5         kx .BR sh (1)
     5         kx program.  You can usually tweak the
     5         kx .BR sort (1)
     5         kx command to use any large area of disk you desire, by use of the
     5         kx .B \-T
     5         kx option.
     5         kx .B cracklib\-format
     5         kx has a hook for this.
     5         kx 
     5         kx .B cracklib\-packer
     5         kx reads from standard input a list of sorted and cleaned words and
     5         kx creates a database in the directory and prefix given by the command
     5         kx line argument
     5         kx .B cracklib_dictpath.
     5         kx Three files are created with the suffixes of .hwm, .pwd, and .pwi.
     5         kx These three files are in the format that the
     5         kx .BR FascistCheck (3)
     5         kx subroutine,
     5         kx .BR cracklib\-unpacker (8),
     5         kx and
     5         kx .BR cracklib\-check (8),
     5         kx utilities understand.  The number of words read and written are printed on
     5         kx .BR stdout (3).
     5         kx 
     5         kx .B cracklib\-unpacker
     5         kx reads from the database in the directory and prefix given by the command
     5         kx line argument
     5         kx .B cracklib_dictpath
     5         kx and outputs on standard output the list of words that make up the
     5         kx database.
     5         kx 
     5         kx The database is in a binary format generated by the utilities
     5         kx .BR cracklib\-format (8)
     5         kx and
     5         kx .BR cracklib\-packer (8).
     5         kx On a Debian system the database is located in the directory
     5         kx /var/cache/cracklib/pq_dict and is generated daily with the program
     5         kx /etc/cron.daily/cracklib.  The location is also defined in the
     5         kx header file
     5         kx .B crack.h
     5         kx using the constant
     5         kx .B CRACKLIB_DICTPATH
     5         kx though none of the subroutines in the cracklib libraries have this
     5         kx location hardcoded into their implementations.
     5         kx 
     5         kx .SH FILES
     5         kx .TP
     5         kx .I /var/cache/cracklib/pq_dict.[hwm|pwd|pwi]
     5         kx cracklib dictionary database files used by utilities.
     5         kx .TP
     5         kx .I /etc/cron.daily/cracklib
     5         kx cracklib daily cron program to rebuild the cracklib dictionary database.
     5         kx .TP
     5         kx .I /etc/cracklib/cracklib.conf
     5         kx cracklib configuration file used by the cracklib daily cron program to
     5         kx rebuild the cracklib dictionary database.
     5         kx .TP
     5         kx .I /usr/include/crack.h
     5         kx cracklib header file defining the subroutine
     5         kx .BR FascistCheck(3)
     5         kx and the constant
     5         kx .B CRACKLIB_DICTPATH
     5         kx used to compile in the location of the cracklib dictionary database for
     5         kx these utilities.
     5         kx .TP
     5         kx .I /usr/sbin/cracklib\-format
     5         kx cracklib shell script to create initial list of words for dictionary
     5         kx database.
     5         kx .SH SEE ALSO
     5         kx .BR FascistCheck (3),
     5         kx .BR cracklib\-check (8),
     5         kx .BR update\-cracklib (8),
     5         kx .BR create\-cracklib\-dict (8)
     5         kx .SH AUTHOR
     5         kx .B cracklib
     5         kx is written by Alec Muffett <alecm@crypto.dircon.co.uk>. Manual added
     5         kx by Jean Pierre LeJacq <jplejacq@quoininc.com>.