---
name: "dhis-genpass"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "dhis-tools-genkeys"
version: "5.0-8+b1"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dhis-genpass"
---

# dhis-genpass(8)

Dynamic Host Information System password generation.

## NAME

**dhis-genpass** – Dynamic Host Information System password generation.

## SYNOPSIS

**dhis-genpass**

## DESCRIPTION

**dhis-genpass** is a tool to generate a password. When run **dhis-genpass** will output a line containing a password than can be used as a shared secret by both the DHIS server and client.

## FILES

- */etc/dhis-server/dhis.db*

  DHIS client database. Contains the credentials of clients.

## SEE ALSO

[dhisd(8)](/dhisd/8.md), [dhis-genkeys(8)](/dhis-genkeys/8.md)

## AUTHOR

**dhis-genpass** has been written by Joao Cabral ⟨jcnc@dhis.org⟩.

This manual page was written by Guus Sliepen ⟨guus@debian.org⟩ for the Debian GNU/Linux system.