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1.1     ! root        1: .\"    @(#)passwd.5    6.2 (Berkeley) 1/8/86
        !             2: .\"
        !             3: .TH PASSWD 5  "January 8, 1986"
        !             4: .AT 3
        !             5: .SH NAME
        !             6: passwd \- password file
        !             7: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !             8: .I Passwd
        !             9: contains for each user the
        !            10: following information:
        !            11: .HP 10
        !            12: name (login name, contains no upper case)
        !            13: .br
        !            14: .ns
        !            15: .HP 10
        !            16: encrypted password
        !            17: .br
        !            18: .ns
        !            19: .HP 10
        !            20: numerical user ID
        !            21: .br
        !            22: .ns
        !            23: .HP 10
        !            24: numerical group ID
        !            25: .br
        !            26: .ns
        !            27: .HP 10
        !            28: user's real name, office, extension, home phone.
        !            29: .br
        !            30: .ns
        !            31: .HP 10
        !            32: initial working directory
        !            33: .br
        !            34: .ns
        !            35: .HP 10
        !            36: program to use as Shell
        !            37: .PP
        !            38: The name may contain `&', meaning insert the login name.
        !            39: This information is set by the
        !            40: .IR chfn (1)
        !            41: command and used by the
        !            42: .IR finger (1)
        !            43: command.
        !            44: .PP
        !            45: This is an ASCII file.  Each field within each user's entry
        !            46: is separated from the next by a colon.
        !            47: Each user is separated from the next by a new-line.
        !            48: If the password field is null, no password is demanded;
        !            49: if the Shell field is null, then
        !            50: .I /bin/sh
        !            51: is used.
        !            52: .PP
        !            53: This file resides in directory /etc.
        !            54: Because of the encrypted
        !            55: passwords, it can and does have general read
        !            56: permission and can be used, for example,
        !            57: to map numerical user ID's to names.
        !            58: .PP
        !            59: Appropriate precautions must be taken to lock the file against changes
        !            60: if it is to be edited with a text editor;
        !            61: .IR vipw (8)
        !            62: does the necessary locking.
        !            63: .SH FILES
        !            64: /etc/passwd
        !            65: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            66: getpwent(3), login(1), crypt(3), passwd(1), group(5), chfn(1), finger(1),
        !            67: vipw(8), adduser(8)
        !            68: .SH BUGS
        !            69: User information (name, office, etc.) should be stored elsewhere.

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