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.Nm | .Nm | ||||
is invoked by a process that does not have the privileges required to | is invoked by a process that does not have the privileges required to | ||||
access the password database (in most cases, this means root | access the password database (in most cases, this means root | ||||
privileges), the | privileges), the | ||||
.Cm nullok | .Cm nullok | ||||
option may cause | option may cause | ||||
.Nm | .Nm | ||||
to allow any user to log in with any password. | to allow any user to log in with any password. | ||||
.It Cm emptyok | |||||
If the password database contains the password for the entity being | |||||
authenticated, but the password matches an empty string, | |||||
then this option will forgo password prompting, and | |||||
silently allow authentication to succeed. | |||||
.Pp | |||||
The difference between this and | |||||
.Cm nullok | |||||
is that it avoids prompting for password when the password is set | |||||
to an empty string, as opposed to not being set. | |||||
.It Cm local_pass | .It Cm local_pass | ||||
Use only the local password database, even if NIS is in use. | Use only the local password database, even if NIS is in use. | ||||
This will cause an authentication failure if the system is configured | This will cause an authentication failure if the system is configured | ||||
to only use NIS. | to only use NIS. | ||||
.It Cm nis_pass | .It Cm nis_pass | ||||
Use only the NIS password database. | Use only the NIS password database. | ||||
This will cause an authentication failure if the system is not | This will cause an authentication failure if the system is not | ||||
configured to use NIS. | configured to use NIS. | ||||
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