.TP
.B rootpw <password>
Specify a password (or hash of the password) for the rootdn.
-This option accepts all password formats known to the server
-including \fB{SHA}\fP, \fB{MD5}\fP, \fB{CRYPT}\fP, and cleartext.
-Cleartext passwords are not recommended.
+This option accepts all RFC 2307 userPassword formats known to
+the server including \fB{SSHA}\fP, \fB{SHA}\fP, \fB{SMD5}\fP,
+\fB{MD5}\fP, \fB{CRYPT}\fP, and cleartext schemes. Cleartext
+passwords are not recommended.
.TP
.B suffix <dn suffix>
Specify the DN suffix of queries that will be passed to this