From 333f7ecfa3e040191c66b2b92f6c117ca2cbac1d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 14:50:00 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 1:4.8.1. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- man/passwd.5.xml | 225 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 225 insertions(+) create mode 100644 man/passwd.5.xml (limited to 'man/passwd.5.xml') diff --git a/man/passwd.5.xml b/man/passwd.5.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7738d09 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/passwd.5.xml @@ -0,0 +1,225 @@ + + + +]> + + + + + Julianne Frances + Haugh + Creation, 1989 + + + Thomas + Kłoczko + kloczek@pld.org.pl + shadow-utils maintainer, 2000 - 2007 + + + Nicolas + François + nicolas.francois@centraliens.net + shadow-utils maintainer, 2007 - now + + + + passwd + 5 + File Formats and Conversions + shadow-utils + &SHADOW_UTILS_VERSION; + + + passwd + the password file + + + + DESCRIPTION + + /etc/passwd contains one line for each + user account, with seven fields delimited by colons + (:). + These fields are: + + + + login name + + + optional encrypted password + + + numerical user ID + + + numerical group ID + + + user name or comment field + + + user home directory + + + optional user command interpreter + + + + + If the password field is a lower-case + x, then the encrypted password is actually stored in the + shadow + 5 file instead; there + must be a corresponding line in the + /etc/shadow file, or else the user account is invalid. + + + + The encrypted password field may be empty, + in which case no password is required to authenticate as the + specified login name. However, some applications which read the + /etc/passwd file may decide not to permit + any access at all if the + password field is blank. + + + + A password field which starts with an + exclamation mark means that the password is locked. The + remaining characters on the line represent the + password field before the password was + locked. + + + + Refer to crypt + 3 for details on how + this string is interpreted. + + + If the password field contains some string that is not a valid + result of crypt + 3, for instance ! or *, + the user will not be able to use a unix password to log in + (but the user may log in the system by other means). + + + The comment field is used by various system utilities, such as + finger + 1. + + + + The home directory field provides the name of the initial working + directory. The login program uses this information + to set the value of the $HOME environmental variable. + + + + The command interpreter field provides the name of the user's command + language interpreter, or the name of the initial program to execute. + The login program uses this information to set the + value of the $SHELL environmental variable. If this + field is empty, it defaults to the value /bin/sh. + + + + + FILES + + + /etc/passwd + + User account information. + + + + /etc/shadow + + optional encrypted password file + + + + /etc/passwd- + + Backup file for /etc/passwd. + + Note that this file is used by the tools of the shadow + toolsuite, but not by all user and password management tools. + + + + + + + + SEE ALSO + + + crypt3 + , + + getent1 + , + + getpwnam3 + , + + login1 + , + + passwd1 + , + + pwck8 + , + + pwconv8 + , + + pwunconv8 + , + + shadow5 + , + + su1 + , + + sulogin8 + . + + + -- cgit v1.2.3