mkspasswd scrypt method fails when specifying number of iterations

[Krasauskas]

mkpasswd -m scrypt -R 16384
crypt_gensalt: Invalid argument

# mkpasswd --version
mkpasswd 5.5.13

Ubuntu 22.04

[rfc1036]

Looks like you have jumped to conclusions: it fails when you specify an invalid number of iterations. The valid parameters for all algorithms are documented in crypt(5).

E.g.:

echo foo | mkpasswd -s -m scrypt -R 11

[Krasauskas]

Thanks, you're right!. The error message lead me nowhere, hence ending up here :) Sorry!