Fixes terminology and adds more accurate details about the algorithms

Source: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/misc/password_encryptions.html.
This commit is contained in:
Michele Preziuso 2015-12-30 19:27:32 +00:00
parent 200d09385d
commit 50533add40

View file

@ -266,10 +266,10 @@ def useradd(pwfile, user, password, opts=''):
.. code-block:: text
n Don't update file; display results on stdout.
m Force MD5 encryption of the password (default).
d Force CRYPT encryption of the password.
p Do not encrypt the password (plaintext).
s Force SHA encryption of the password.
m Force MD5 hashing of the password (default).
d Force CRYPT(3) hashing of the password.
p Do not hash the password (plaintext).
s Force SHA1 hashing of the password.
CLI Examples: