---
name: "xrdpwdadmin"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "root-system-xrootd"
version: "5.18.00-2.3~lenny1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xrdpwdadmin"
---

# xrdpwdadmin(1)

XRootD utility to manage passwords

## NAME

xrdpwdadmin - XRootD utility to manage passwords

## SYNOPSIS

**xrdpwdadmin** \[-m *mode*\] \[*file*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Use this application to:

- \*

  Create / Modify a password file for servers under your          administration.                                                 Default location and name *~/.xrd/pwdadmin*.

  ```
      xrdpwdadmin [file]
  ```

-

  **NB:** permissions must be such that the file is                   readable and writable by owner only, e.g. 0600

- \*

  Create / Modify a password file for servers enabled to verify   user passwords (default location and name is *~/.xrd/pwduser*)

  ```
      xrdpwdadmin -m user [file]
  ```

-

  **NB:** copy the file on the server machine if you are producing    it elsewhere; permissions must be such that the file is     writable by owner only, e.g. 0644

- \*

  Create / Modify a autologin file                               (default location and name is *~/.xrd/pwduser*)

  ```
      xrdpwdadmin -m netrc [file]
  ```

-

  **NB:** permissions must be such that the file is                   readable and writable by owner only, e.g. 0600

- \*

  Create / Modify the file with server public cipher initiators   (default location and name is *~/.xrd/pwduser*)

  ```
      xrdpwdadmin -m srvpuk [file]
  ```

-

  **NB:** permissions must be such that the file is                   writable by owner only, e.g. 0644

## FILES

- *~/.xrd/pwduser*

  Default location for password file

## SEE ALSO

[*root*(1)](/root/1.md), [*xrootd*(1)](/xrootd/1.md)

See also the **ROOT** webpages: *http://root.cern.ch* ⟨http://root.cern.ch⟩

## ORIGINAL AUTHORS

G. Ganis

## COPYRIGHT

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Christian Holm Christensen \<cholm@nbi.dk\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).