bnpass − bnetd password utility
bnpass [options] [--] [cleartextpassword]
bnpass is a small utility which will output the ASCII hashed version of the clear text password in the same format as used in bnetd account files. This may be useful for writing a script to generate accounts or to reset a password in the bnetd user database.
If cleartextpassword is not specified you will be prompted to enter it into the standard input.
−h --help --usage
Print usage information and exit.
−v --version
Print its version number and exit.
-- |
Signal end of options. Any further arguments will be treated as passwords even if they begin with a "-". |
The current version is available with the bnetd distribution at:
http://www.bnetd.org/
Ross Combs (ross AT bnetd DOT org)