# If any of the above validation tests triggered the $kill flag...
if ($kill == 1) {				 	
	print "\n** GENPASS ERROR ---------------------------------------------------------";
	print "\n** ".@errmsg." Error(s) found";  	# display number of errors	
	foreach my $err (@errmsg) {		 	# display error messages
		print "\n".$err;
	}
	print "\n**\n** Type genpass --help for command usage\n";
	print "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n";
	exit();					 	# exit script
}