lppasswd(1)

NAME
     lppasswd - add, change, or delete digest passwords.

SYNOPSIS
     lppasswd [ -a ] [ -g groupname ] [ -x ] [ username ]

DESCRIPTION
     lppasswd  adds,  changes,  or deletes passwords in the CUPS digest password
     file, passwd.md5. When run by a normal user, lppasswd will prompt  for  the
     old and new passwords. When run by the super-user, lppasswd can add new ac-
     counts  (-a  username),  change existing accounts (username), or delete ac-
     counts (-x username) in the digest password file. Digest usernames  do  not
     have  to  match local UNIX usernames, but only UNIX usernames are supported
     by the CUPS client programs (lp(1), lpr(1), etc.)

     The -g option specifies a group other than the system group - "sys",  "sys-
     tem", or "root", depending on the operating system.

SECURITY ISSUES
     The  lppasswd  command is installed setuid to root. While every attempt has
     been made to make it secure against exploits that  could  grant  super-user
     priviledges to unpriviledged users, paranoid system administrators may wish
     to  disable  or change the ownership of the program to an unpriviledged ac-
     count.

SEE ALSO
     lp(1), lpr(1), CUPS Software Administrators  Manual,  CUPS  Software  Users
     Manual, http://localhost:631/documentation.html

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright 1993-2005 by Easy Software Products, All Rights Reserved.