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1.1       root        1: .TH PASSWD 5  "15 January 1983"
                      2: .SH NAME
                      3: passwd \- password file
                      4: .SH DESCRIPTION
                      5: .I Passwd
                      6: contains for each user the
                      7: following information:
                      8: .HP 10
                      9: name (login name, contains no upper case)
                     10: .br
                     11: .ns
                     12: .HP 10
                     13: encrypted password
                     14: .br
                     15: .ns
                     16: .HP 10
                     17: numerical user ID
                     18: .br
                     19: .ns
                     20: .HP 10
                     21: numerical group ID
                     22: .br
                     23: .ns
                     24: .HP 10
                     25: user's real name, office, extension, home phone.
                     26: .br
                     27: .ns
                     28: .HP 10
                     29: initial working directory
                     30: .br
                     31: .ns
                     32: .HP 10
                     33: program to use as Shell
                     34: .PP
                     35: The name may contain `&', meaning insert the login name.
                     36: This information is set by the
                     37: .IR chfn (1)
                     38: command and used by the
                     39: .IR finger (1)
                     40: command.
                     41: .PP
                     42: This is an ASCII file.  Each field within each user's entry
                     43: is separated from the next by a colon.
                     44: Each user is separated from the next by a new-line.
                     45: If the password field is null, no password is demanded;
                     46: if the Shell field is null, then
                     47: .I /bin/sh
                     48: is used.
                     49: .PP
                     50: This file resides in directory /etc.
                     51: Because of the encrypted
                     52: passwords, it can and does have general read
                     53: permission and can be used, for example,
                     54: to map numerical user ID's to names.
                     55: .PP
                     56: Appropriate precautions must be taken to lock the file against changes
                     57: if it is to be edited with a text editor;
                     58: .IR vipw (8)
                     59: does the necessary locking.
                     60: .SH FILES
                     61: /etc/passwd
                     62: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     63: getpwent(3), login(1), crypt(3), passwd(1), group(5), chfn(1), finger(1),
                     64: vipw(8), adduser(8)
                     65: .SH BUGS
                     66: A binary indexed file format should be available for fast access.
                     67: .PP
                     68: User information (name, office, etc.) should be stored elsewhere.

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