mosquitto_passwd 1 Mosquitto Project Commands mosquitto_passwd manage password files for mosquitto mosquitto_passwd -c -D passwordfile username mosquitto_passwd -b passwordfile username password mosquitto_passwd -U passwordfile mosquitto_passwd is a tool for managing password files the the mosquitto MQTT broker. Usernames must not contain ":". Passwords are stored in a similar format to crypt3. -b Run in batch mode. This allows the password to be provided at the command line which can be convenient but should be used with care because the password will be visible on the command line and in command history. -c Create a new password file. If the file already exists, it will be overwritten. -D Delete the specified user from the password file. -U This option can be used to upgrade/convert a password file with plain text passwords into one using hashed passwords. It will modify the specified file. It does not detect whether passwords are already hashed, so using it on a password file that already contains hashed passwords will generate new hashes based on the old hashes and render the password file unusable. passwordfile The password file to modify. username The username to add/update/delete. password The password to use when in batch mode. Add a user to a new password file: mosquitto_passwd -c /etc/mosquitto/passwd ral Delete a user from a password file mosquitto_passwd -D /etc/mosquitto/passwd ral mosquitto_passwd bug information can be found at https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/describecomponents.cgi?product=Mosquitto mosquitto 8 mosquitto.conf 5 mqtt 7 Roger Light roger@atchoo.org