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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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