OCPASSWD(8) System Manager's Manual OCPASSWD(8)

ocpasswd - OpenConnect server password utility

ocpasswd [--option-name[=value]] [´username´]

This program is openconnect password (ocpasswd) utility. It allows the generation and handling of a ´plain´ password file used by ocserv.

Specify the password file to use. Only useful when not using the default location.
Specify the user´s group name. Note that groups of one character such as ´*´ and ´x´, are ignored.
Deletes the specified user from the password file.
Prevents the specified user from logging in by locking its password.
Re-enables login for the specified user by unlocking its password.
Display usage information and exit.
Output version of program and exit.

0
Successful program execution.
1
The operation failed or the command syntax was not valid.

The password format of ocpasswd is as follows.

username:groupname:encoded-password

The crypt(3) encoding is used for the encoded-password.

$ ocpasswd -c ocpasswd my_username

$ ocpasswd -c ocpasswd -l my_username

$ ocpasswd -c ocpasswd -u my_username

Written by Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos. Many people have contributed to it.

Issue tracker: https://gitlab.com/openconnect/ocserv/-/issues

Copyright (C) 2013-2017 Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos and others, all rights reserved. This program is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2.

ocserv(8), occtl(8)

January 2024