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PASSWD(5)               COMMAND REFERENCE               PASSWD(5)



NAME
     passwd - password file

DESCRIPTION
     Passwd contains for each user the following information:

     name (login name, contains no upper
     encrypted password
     numerical user ID
     numerical group ID
     user's real name, office, extension, home
     initial working directory
     program to use as Shell

     The name may contain &, meaning insert the login name.  This
     information is set by the chfn(1) command and used by the
     finger(1) command.

     This is an ASCII file.  Each field within each user's entry
     is separated from the next by a colon.  Each user is
     separated from the next by a new-line.  If the password
     field is null, no password is demanded; if the Shell field
     is null, then /bin/sh is used.

     This file resides in directory /etc.  Because of the
     encrypted passwords, it can and does have general read
     permission and can be used, for example, to map numerical
     user ID's to names.

     Appropriate precautions must be taken to lock the file
     against changes if it is to be edited with a text editor;
     vipw(8) does the necessary locking.

FILES
     /etc/passwd

SEE ALSO
     chfn(1), login(1), passwd(1), finger(1), getpwent(3),
     group(5), vipw(8).
















Printed 10/17/86                                                1

%%index%%
na:203,58;
de:261,1566;
fi:1827,72;
se:1899,237;
%%index%%000000000082