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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 .\" Copyright (c) 1988, 1991, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. .\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ as controlled by
.Xr nsswitch.conf 5 . .Xr nsswitch.conf 5 .
.Pp .Pp
The The
.Nm .Nm master.passwd
files consisting of newline separated records, one per user, file is readable only by root, and consists of newline separated
containing ten colon (``:'') separated fields. These fields are as records, one per user, containing ten colon (``:'') separated
follows: fields. These fields are as follows:
.Pp .Pp
.Bl -tag -width password -offset indent .Bl -tag -width password -offset indent
.It name .It name
@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ User's login shell.
.El .El
.Pp .Pp
The 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 .Ar name
field is the login used to access the computer account, and the field is the login used to access the computer account, and the
.Ar uid .Ar uid