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Clarify difference between master.passwd and passwd

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abs 1999-12-16 22:02:00 +00:00
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.\" $NetBSD: passwd.5,v 1.13 1999/10/28 09:24:55 is Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: passwd.5,v 1.14 1999/12/16 22:02:00 abs Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1988, 1991, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ as controlled by
.Xr nsswitch.conf 5 .
.Pp
The
.Nm
files consisting of newline separated records, one per user,
containing ten colon (``:'') separated fields. These fields are as
follows:
.Nm master.passwd
file is readable only by root, and consists of newline separated
records, one per user, containing ten colon (``:'') separated
fields. These fields are as follows:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width password -offset indent
.It name
@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ User's login shell.
.El
.Pp
The
.Nm
file is generated from the
.Nm master.password
file by
.Xr pwd_mkdb 8 ,
has the class, change, and expire fields removed, and the password
field replaced by a ``*''.
.Pp
The
.Ar name
field is the login used to access the computer account, and the
.Ar uid