SUMMARY - How to clean up /var/tcb/files/auth.db

From: Jean A Larsen <JLARSEN_at_wwcc.cc.wy.us>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 11:42:07 -0600

Thanks go to Tim Mooney!! Thanks Tim!!

I was able to use the convuser -d OldLoginName
to get rid of these entries in /var/tcb/files/auth.db

Below is my original question and Tim's answer.

Thanks again - Jean Larsen
Computer Programmer/Analyst
Western Wyoming Community College
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        Subject: Re: [Q] How to clean up /var/tcb/files/auth.db

        On Tue, 12 Aug 1997, Jean A Larsen wrote:
>We have decided to enter all logins as new ones to change the
>length etc... I deleted the nescessary line in group/passwd
files.
>We are using C2 security and I have found that the old user IDs
are
>in the /var/tcb/files/auth.db file. I ran authck -a -v and
have a
>listing.
>Now how do I clean out the ones not supposed to be there?
>We are porting to an Alpha 1000A using Digital Unix 4.0b
>Can I just edit /var/tcb/files/auth.db?

        You probably want to investigate the man pages for `convuser'
(especially
        the -d option) and you may also want to check out the `edauth'
and `convauth'
        man pages.

        Tim
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