vzauth(8)

vzauth(8) System Manager's Manual vzauth(8)

NAME

vzauth - authenticate a user in a CT

SYNOPSIS

vzauth [-t system|pleskadmin] [-g gid] ctid user

DESCRIPTION

This utility is used to authenticate the user in a CT ctid. User password is passed to stdin. This utility mounts the CT if it is unmounted, reads $VE_ROOT/etc/shadow and then uses crypt(3) to authenticate the user. If -g specified, user is checked to be a member of group gid.

DIAGNOSTICS

0
access granted
1
invalid parameters
2
unable to read VE_ROOT from the CT configuration file.
3
access denided
4
unable to mount the CT
5
unable to read the password
6
unable to open /etc/shadow
7
unable to open /etc/psa/.psa.shadow

EXAMPLES

echo 'passwd' | vzauth 1 root

SEE ALSO

crypt(3)

COPYRIGHT

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