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Linux how to use the htpasswd command to create password files, I believe that many inexperienced people do not know what to do, so this article summarizes the causes of the problem and solutions, through this article I hope you can solve this problem.

Htpasswd

The htpasswd directive is used to create and update user authentication password files for basic authentication. The htpasswd directive must have read and write access to the password file, otherwise an error code will be returned.

The scope of application of this command: RedHat, RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora.

1. Grammar

Htpasswd [- c] [- m] [- D] passwdfile username

Htpasswd-b [- c] [- m |-d |-p |-s] [- D] passwdfile username password

Htpasswd-n [- m |-d |-s |-p] username

Htpasswd-nb [- m |-d |-s |-p] username password

2. Parameter list

Option

Description

-b

Use batch processing to get the password directly from the command line without prompting the user for input

-c

Create a password file, and if the file exists, the content is emptied and rewritten

-n

Send the results to standard output

-m

Use MD5 encryption

S

Use crypt () encryption

-p

Use text password

-D

Delete the user record from the authentication file

3. Examples

1) create a basic authentication file

[root@localhost ~] # htpasswd-cm htpfile1 weijie / / create authentication file and use md5 encryption

New password:

Re-type new password:

Adding password for user weijie

You have new mail in / var/spool/mail/root

[root@localhost ~] # cat htpfile1 / / display authentication file

Weijie:$apr1 $/ RxQ5LT9 $L1WJPkxknMizG5DwGVGv4.

2) create a basic authentication file and use a text password

[root@localhost ~] # htpasswd-cp htpfile2 weijie / / create an authentication file using a text password

Warning: storing passwords as plain text might just not work on this platform.

New password:

Re-type new password:

Adding password for user weijie

[root@localhost ~] # cat htpfile2 / / View the authentication file and you can see the password

Weijie:123456

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