Specify a password (or hash of the password) for the rootdn.
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
+\fB{MD5}\fP, \fB{CRYPT}\fP, and cleartext schemes.
+.BR slappasswd (8)
+may be used to generate a hash of a password. Cleartext
and \fB{CRYPT}\fP passwords are not recommended.
.TP
.B suffix <dn suffix>
.BR slapadd (8),
.BR slapcat (8),
.BR slapindex (8),
+.BR slappassword (8),
.BR slurpd (8),
.LP
"The SLAPD and SLURPD Administrator's Guide"