htpasswd (1)
Create and update user authentication files
SYNOPSIS
htpasswd
[
-c
]
passwdfile
username
DESCRIPTION
htpasswd
is used to create and update the flat-files used to store
usernames and password for basic authentication of HTTP users.
Resources available from the
httpd
Apache web server can be restricted to just the users listed
in the files created by
htpasswd.
This program can only be used
when the usernames are stored in a flat-file. To use a
DBM database see
dbmmanage.
This manual page only lists the command line arguments. For details of
the directives necessary to configure user authentication in
httpd
see
the Apache manual, which is part of the Apache distribution or can be
found at http://www.apache.org/.
OPTIONS
Create the passwdfile. If passwdfile already exists, it
is deleted first.
Use MD5 encryption for passwords. On Windows, this is the only format
supported.
Name of the file to contain the user name and password. If -c
is given, this file is created if it does not already exist,
or deleted and recreated if it does exist.
The username to create or update in passwdfile. If
username does not exist is this file, an entry is added. If it
does exist, the password is changed.
SEE ALSO