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.TH POPAUTH "1" "March 2024" "FSF" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
popauth \- manage pop3 authentication database
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B popauth
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
GNU popauth \fB\-\-\fR manage pop3 authentication database
.IP
Actions are:
.TP
\fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-add\fR
add user
.TP
\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-create\fR
create the DBM from a plaintext file
.TP
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-delete\fR
delete user's record
.TP
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-list\fR
list the contents of DBM file
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-modify\fR
modify user's record (change password)
.IP
Options are:
.TP
\fB\-\-compatibility\fR
compatibility mode
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-file\fR=\fI\,FILE\/\fR
read input from FILE (default stdin)
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fI\,FILE\/\fR
direct output to file
.TP
\fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-permissions\fR=\fI\,PERM\/\fR
force given permissions on the database
.TP
\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-password\fR=\fI\,STRING\/\fR
specify user's password
.TP
\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-user\fR=\fI\,USERNAME\/\fR
specify user name
.TP
\-?, \fB\-\-help\fR
give this help list
.TP
\fB\-\-usage\fR
give a short usage message
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
print program version
.PP
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional
for any corresponding short options.
.SS "Default action is:"
.IP
For root: \fB\-\-list\fR
For a user: \fB\-\-modify\fR \fB\-\-user\fR <username>
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug\-mailutils@gnu.org>.
.br
GNU Mailutils home page: <http://mailutils.org>
.br
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2007\-2024 Free Software Foundation, inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
.br
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
.PP
Database formats: gdbm, bdb, kc
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The complete GNU mailutils documentation is maintained as a Texinfo
manual. If the
.B mailutils-doc
package is installed, the command
.IP
.B info mailutils
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.
.br
You can also find this manual online in the GNU mailutils webpage:
.br
https://www.gnu.org/software/mailutils/manual/index.html.
.br
Please note this manpage was automatically generated by the
Debian mailutils packagers. Do not file bugs for its content to the
GNU Mailutils upstream authors.