authtest — Test the Courier Authentication Library
authtest
{loginid} [password] [newpassword]
authtest is a command-line diagnostic utility for the
Courier Authentication Library.
authtest requires at least one argument:
loginid
.
authtest sends the authentication request to the
Courier Authentication Library, then displays the results.
Only root may use
authtest utility, and the
Courier Authentication Library daemon
(authdaemond) must already be started.
If only one argument is provided, the authentication request displays the
account information for loginid
, if found.
If two arguments are provided,
password
must match
loginid
's
existing password.
If three arguments are provided,
loginid
's password is changed to
newpassword
, but only if
password
matches the existing psasword.
These three basic authentication requests can be used to troubleshoot the authentication library's configuration.