irix - pwck (1)

     pwck - password file checker

     pwck [file]

     pwck scans	the password file and notes any	inconsistencies.  The checks
     include validation	of: the	number of fields, login	name, user ID, group
     ID, and whether the login directory and the program-to-use-as-Shell
     exist.  The default password file is /etc/passwd.

     pwck has the ability to parse YP entries in the password file.

     /etc/passwd

     passwd(4).

     Too many/few fields
	  An entry in the password file	does not have the proper number	of
	  fields.

     No	login name
	  The login name field of an entry is empty.

     Bad character(s) in login name
	  The login name in an entry contains one or more non-alphanumeric
	  characters.

     Login name	too long
	  The login name in an entry has more than 8 characters.

     Invalid UID
	  The user ID field in an entry	is not numeric or is greater than
	  65535.

     Invalid GID
	  The group ID field in	an entry is not	numeric	or is greater than
	  65535.

     No	login directory
	  The login directory field in an entry	is empty.

     Login directory not found
	  The login directory field in an entry	refers to a directory that
	  does not exist.



     Optional shell file not found.
	  The login shell field	in an entry refers to a	program	or shell
	  script that does not exist.

     No	netgroup name
	  The entry is a Yellow	Pages entry referring to a netgroup, but no
	  netgroup is present.

     Bad character(s) in netgroup name
	  The netgroup name in a Yellow	Pages entry contains characters	other
	  than lower-case letters and digits.

     First char	in netgroup name not lower case	alpha
	  The netgroup name in a Yellow	pages entry does not begin with	a
	  lowercase letter.