Re: [cobalt-users] Format of entries in /etc/passwd

[Mat Kovach <mkovach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Mar 04, 2000 at 08:14:38PM +0100, manitu wrote:
: Hello all,
: 
: does anybody know where I can find detailed information about the format of
: entries in /etc/passwd ?

man -k passwd
chpasswd (8)         - update password file in batch
gpasswd (1)          - administer the /etc/group file
htpasswd (1)         - Create and update user authentication files
ldappasswd (1)       - change the password of an LDAP entry
mkpasswd (1)         - generate new password, optionally apply it to a user
mkpasswd (8)         - Update passwd and group database files
nwpasswd (1)         - Change a user's password
passwd (1)           - update a user's authentication tokens(s)
passwd (5)           - password file
pg_passwd (1)        - manipulate the flat password file
pwupdate (8)         - updates passwd and shadow NIS map
rpc.yppasswdd (8)    - NIS password update daemon
userpasswd (1)       - A graphical tool to allow users to change their passwords
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yppasswd, ypchfn, ypchsh (1) - NIS password update clients

man 5 passwd 

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