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create-cracklib-dict(8)                        System Manager's Manual                        create-cracklib-dict(8)



NAME
       create-cracklib-dict - Check passwords using libcrack2

SYNOPSIS
       create-cracklib-dict wordlist ...


DESCRIPTION
       create-cracklib-dict takes one or more word list files as arguments and converts them into cracklib dictionar‐
       ies for use by password checking programs. The results are placed in the default compiled-in dictionary  loca‐
       tion.

       If  you wish to store the dictionary in a different location, use the cracklib-format and cracklib-packer com‐
       mands directly.


SEE ALSO
       cracklib-format(8), cracklib-packer(8), cracklib-check(8),


AUTHOR
       This man page was written by Jan Dittberner <[email protected]> for the Debian GNU/Linux  System  (but  may  be
       used by others).



Jan Dittberner                              Sat Jun 21 22:45:42 CEST 2008                     create-cracklib-dict(8)