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diff --git a/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-checkmediumpwd.xml b/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-checkmediumpwd.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0157ef73 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-checkmediumpwd.xml @@ -0,0 +1,113 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!-- + manpage, user manual, usage: VBoxManage checkmediumpwd +--> +<!-- + Copyright (C) 2006-2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. + + This file is part of VirtualBox base platform packages, as + available from https://www.virtualbox.org. + + This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License + as published by the Free Software Foundation, in version 3 of the + License. + + This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but + WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License + along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses>. + + SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only +--> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd"[ +<!ENTITY % all.entities SYSTEM "all-entities.ent"> +%all.entities; +]> +<refentry id="vboxmanage-checkmediumpwd" lang="en"> + <refentryinfo> + <pubdate>$Date: 2023-01-17 15:15:46 +0100 (Tue, 17 Jan 2023) $</pubdate> + <title>VBoxManage checkmediumpwd</title> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>VBoxManage-checkmediumpwd</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>VBoxManage-checkmediumpwd</refname> + <refpurpose>check encryption password on a DEK-encrypted medium or a disk image</refpurpose> + <refclass>&product-name;</refclass> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-checkmediumpwd"> +<!-- The 'id' is mandatory and must start with 'synopsis-'. --> + <command>VBoxManage checkmediumpwd</command> + <group choice="req"> + <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg> + </group> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>password-file</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + <para> + The <command>VBoxManage checkmediumpwd</command> command checks + the current encryption password on a DEK-encrypted medium or a + disk image. See <xref linkend="diskencryption-encryption" />. + </para> + <para> + The command response indicates if the specified password is + correct. + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable>uuid</replaceable>|<replaceable>filename</replaceable></term> + <listitem><para> + Specifies the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) or the + absolute path name of the medium or image. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable>password-file</replaceable></term> + <listitem><para> + Specifies the password to check. The password + can be the absolute path name of a password file + on the host OS or the dash character (<literal>-</literal>) + to prompt you for the password on the command line. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Examples</title> + <remark role="help-scope" condition="GLOBAL" /> + <para> + The following example checks the encryption password for the + <filename>ol7u4-1.vdi</filename> disk image. The password + is contained in a file called <filename>pwfile</filename>. + </para> + <para> + The command returns a message indicating that the specified + password is correct. + </para> +<screen>$ VBoxManage checkmediumpwd "$HOME/VirtualBox VMs/ol7u4/ol7u4-1.vdi" /home/user/pwfile + The given password is correct</screen> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>See Also</title> + <para> + <xref linkend="vboxmanage-encryptmedium" /> + </para> + </refsect1> +</refentry> |