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POPAUTH(1) User Commands POPAUTH(1)

NAME

popauth - manage pop3 authentication database

SYNOPSIS

popauth [ OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION

GNU popauth -- manage pop3 authentication database
Actions are:
-a, --add
add user
-c, --create
create the DBM from a plaintext file
-d, --delete
delete user's record
-l, --list
list the contents of DBM file
-m, --modify
modify user's record (change password)
Default action is:
For root: --list For a user: --modify --user <username>
Options are:
--compatibility
backward compatibility mode
-f, --file=FILE
read input from FILE (default stdin)
-o, --output=FILE
direct output to file
-p, --password=STRING
specify user's password
-P, --permissions=PERM
force given permissions on the database
-u, --user=USERNAME
specify user name
Common options
--config-file=FILE, --rcfile=FILE
load this configuration file
--config-help
show configuration file summary
--config-lint, --rcfile-lint
check configuration file syntax and exit
--config-verbose, --rcfile-verbose
verbosely log parsing of the configuration files
--no-site-config, --no-site-rcfile
do not load site configuration file
--no-user-config, --no-user-rcfile
do not load user configuration file
--set=PARAM=VALUE
set configuration parameter
--show-config-options
show compilation options
-?, --help
give this help list
--usage
give a short usage message
-V, --version
print program version
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-mailutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2010 Free Software Foundation, inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
 
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
Database formats: kc Default database location: /etc/apop.db

SEE ALSO

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You can also find this manual online in the GNU mailutils webpage:
 
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