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convauth(8)
NAME
  convauth - convert security authorization databases into database format

SYNOPSIS
  /usr/tcb/bin/convauth [-O] [-d dblist] [-q] [-r] [-u uid] [-v] [-H]

OPTIONS
  -d dblist
      Specifies which databases to convert.  Choose one or more of the
      letters d, f, p, t, or v.

      d - /etc/auth/system/default to /etc/auth/system/default.db

      f - /etc/auth/system/files to /etc/auth/system/files.db

      p - /tcb/files/auth/?/* to /tcb/files/auth.db and
      /var/tcb/files/auth.db

      t - /etc/auth/system/ttys to /etc/auth/system/ttys.db

      v - /etc/auth/system/devassign to /etc/auth/system/devassign.db

      If no -d option is given, the default database list is as though -d pt
      were specified.

  -q  Suppresses non-error output.

  -r  Keeps all migrated user-profile entries in /tcb/files/auth.db rather
      than /var/tcb/files/auth.db.

  -u uid
      Specifies the minimum general user UID. User-profile entries with uids
      lower than this value (default 100) are written to the
      /tcb/files/auth.db file, and profile entries with UIDs greater than or
      equal to this value are written to the /var/tcb/files/auth.db file.

  -v  Gives more verbose messages.

  -O  Reverts from *.db files to old-style databases. Not allowed for
      auth.db.

  -H  Prints a help messages and exits with no further processing.

DESCRIPTION
  The convauth utility is used to convert existing ASCII system authorization
  database files to database format for faster access and updates.  In the
  case of the ttys and user-profile data, this greatly improves the
  performance of login when using enhanced security.

  The convauth utility is executed by update installation scripts.

EXAMPLES
  The default conversion done to convert the user profiles and terminals
  information:

       # convauth

  The same conversion explicitly showing the default databases and general
  user UID assumptions:

       # convauth -d tp -u 100

  Conversion of only the device assignment data:

       # convauth -d v

SEE ALSO
  Commands: convuser(8), edauth(8), authck(8)

  Files: authcap(4), prpasswd(4), ttys(4), default(4), devassign(4), files(4)

  Security

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