---
name: "mudpasswd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "muddleftpd"
version: "1.3.13.1-4.3"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mudpasswd"
---

# mudpasswd(1)

mudpasswd - manage [muddleftpd(1)](/muddleftpd/1.md) password files \[*options...*\]\|-d *username*\|-e *username* *options...*} **mudpasswd** modifies a password file to be used by [muddleftpd(1)](/muddleftpd/1.md)'s *internal* authentication method. Unless the *-h* or *-V* options are given, the *-p* option and one of the *-a*, *-e*, or *-d* options must be specified. Aditionally, if *-e* is selected, at least one of *-P*, *-H*, or *-R* must be given. Edit the passwords found in *password-file*. Add the user *username*. Delete user *username*. Edit the information for user *username*. Set the password for the user specified by -a or -e. Set the root directory for the user specified by -a or -e. Set the home directory for the user specified by -a or -e. Interactively read in a password for the user specified by -e. [ftpwho(1)](/ftpwho/1.md) MuddleFTPd was written by Beau Kuiper \<support@muddleftpd.cx\>. This manual page was written for the Debian system by Decklin Foster \<decklin@red-bean.com\>
