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  <!ENTITY date    "April 2004">
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<refentry>
<refentryinfo>
    <address><email>coda@cs.cmu.edu</email></address>
    <copyright>
        <year>1998-2004</year>
        <holder>Carnegie Mellon University</holder>
    </copyright>
    <date>&date;</date>
</refentryinfo>

<refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>&package;</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
    <refmiscinfo>Coda Distributed File System</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>

<refnamediv>
    <refname>&package;</refname>
    <refpurpose>Manage user/group database on Coda server</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

<refsynopsisdiv>
    <cmdsynopsis>
	<command>pdbtool</command>
	<arg><replaceable>command</replaceable></arg>
    </cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1>
    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
    <para>This command provides an interface that allows one to manage and
    control the user database. This is the key database behind the
    <emphasis>Authentication Server</emphasis>. The database maintains the CPS
    for each user, which is given to venus when a user logs in. The
    <command>pdbtool</command> allow the system administrator to create new
    users and groups, plus control which groups users are members of.
    <command>pdbtool</command> provides a simple user interface and is usable
    on the server system only. Type <option>help</option> to list the
    commands.
    </para>
    <para><command>pdbtool</command> accepts any of the commands as an
    argument. If no arguments are given it prompts for a command.
    </para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1>
    <title>BUGS</title>
    <para>Is still somewhat difficult to use and may not provide all of
    functionally required by some users.  Has hard coded file locations. :)
    </para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1>
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
    <para>
    <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>auth2</refentrytitle>
	<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
    </citerefentry>
    </para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1>
    <title>AUTHORS</title>
    <para>
    <itemizedlist>
    <listitem><para>Mathew G. Monroe, 1998-1999, Coda 5.0, Created</para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem><para>Jan Harkes, 2004, converted to DocBook 4.1</para>
    </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
    </para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>

