pwck Command
Purpose
Verifies the correctness of local authentication information.
Syntax
pwck
Description
The pwck command verifies the correctness of the password information in the user database files by checking the definitions for all users. The pwck command internally calls the pwdck command with -n and ALL options.
Exit Status
- 0
- The command completed successfully.
- >0
- An error occurred.
Security
Attention RBAC users and Trusted AIX® users: This command can perform privileged operations. Only privileged users can run privileged operations. For more information about authorizations and privileges, see Privileged Command Database in Security. For a list of privileges and the authorizations associated with this command, see the lssecattr command or the getcmdattr subcommand.
Examples
- To verify that all the users and administrators exist in the user
database, and have any errors reported (but not fixed), enter:
pwck
Files
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| /usr/bin/pwck | Contains the pwck command. |