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1 | .th PASSWD V 9/10/73 |
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) |