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                      2: .sh NAME
                      3: passwd \*- password file
                      4: .sh DESCRIPTION
                      5: .it Passwd
                      6: contains for each user the
                      7: following information:
                      8: .s3
                      9: .lp +10 5
                     10: name (login name, contains no upper case)
                     11: .lp +10 5
                     12: encrypted password
                     13: .lp +10 5
                     14: numerical user ID
                     15: .lp +10 5
                     16: GCOS job number and box number
                     17: .lp +10 5
                     18: initial working directory
                     19: .lp +10 5
                     20: program to use as Shell
                     21: .s3
                     22: .i0
                     23: This is an ASCII file.  Each field within each user's entry
                     24: is separated from the next by a colon.
                     25: The job and box numbers are separated by a comma.
                     26: Each user is separated from the next by a new-line.
                     27: If the password field is null, no password is demanded;
                     28: if the Shell field is null, the Shell itself
                     29: is used.
                     30: .s3
                     31: This file resides in directory /etc.
                     32: Because of the encrypted
                     33: passwords, it can and does have general read
                     34: permission and can be used, for example,
                     35: to map numerical user ID's to names.
                     36: .sh "SEE ALSO"
                     37: login(I), crypt(III), passwd(I)

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