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-.TH PASSWD 1 ""
-.UC 4
-.SH NAME
-passwd \- change password file information
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B passwd
-[ user ]
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-.I Passwd
-changes the user's password.  First, the user is prompted for their old
-password, and then, if that is correct, for the new password.  The new
-password must be entered twice to forestall any typing errors.  The
-super-user is not prompted for the old password.
-.PP
+.\"    @(#)passwd.1    8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
+.\"
+.Dd June 6, 1993
+.Dt PASSWD 1
+.Os BSD 4
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm passwd
+.Nd modify a user's password
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm passwd
+.Op Fl l
+.Op Ar user
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm Passwd
+changes the user's Kerberos password.  First, the user is prompted for their
+current password.
+If the current password is correctly typed, a new password is
+requested.
+The new password must be entered twice to avoid typing errors.
+.Pp
+The new password should be at least six characters long and not
+purely alphabetic.
+Its total length must be less than
+.Dv _PASSWORD_LEN
+(currently 128 characters).
+Numbers, upper case letters and meta characters
+are encouraged.
+.Pp

 Once the password has been verified,
 Once the password has been verified,

-.I passwd
-uses
-.IR mkpasswd (8)
-to update the user database.  This is run in the background, and,
-at very large sites could take several minutes.  Until this update
-is completed, the password file is unavailable for other updates
-and the new password will not be available to programs.
-.SH FILES
-.DT
-/etc/master.passwd             the user database
-.RE
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
-chpass(1), login(1), passwd(5), mkpasswd(8), vipw(8)
-.br
-Robert Morris and Ken Thompson,
-.I UNIX password security
+.Nm passwd
+communicates the new password information to
+the Kerberos authenticating host.
+.Bl -tag -width flag
+.It Fl l
+This option causes the password to be updated only in the local
+password file, and not with the Kerberos database.
+When changing only the local password,
+.Xr pwd_mkdb  8
+is used to update the password databases.
+.El
+.Pp
+To change another user's Kerberos password, one must first
+run
+.Xr kinit 1
+followed by
+.Xr passwd 1 .
+The super-user is not required to provide a user's current password
+if only the local password is modified.
+.Sh FILES
+.Bl -tag -width /etc/master.passwd -compact
+.It Pa /etc/master.passwd
+The user database
+.It Pa /etc/passwd 
+A Version 7 format password file
+.It Pa /etc/passwd.XXXXXX
+Temporary copy of the password file
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr chpass 1 ,
+.Xr kerberos 1 ,
+.Xr kinit 1 ,
+.Xr login 1 ,
+.Xr passwd 5 ,
+.Xr kpasswdd 8 ,
+.Xr pwd_mkdb 8 ,
+.Xr vipw 8
+.Rs
+.%A Robert Morris
+.%A Ken Thompson
+.%T "UNIX password security"
+.Re
+.Sh HISTORY
+A
+.Nm passwd
+command appeared in
+.At v6 .