[src/netbsd-1-4]: src/share/man/man5 Pull up revision 1.14 (requested by abs):

[he <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/5f22c9e40e37
branches:  netbsd-1-4
changeset: 469881:5f22c9e40e37
user:      he <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Fri Dec 17 23:14:50 1999 +0000

description:
Pull up revision 1.14 (requested by abs):
  Clarify master.passwd vs. passwd files.

diffstat:

 share/man/man5/passwd.5 |  19 ++++++++++++++-----
 1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diffs (40 lines):

diff -r 24a6d7fdbd2a -r 5f22c9e40e37 share/man/man5/passwd.5
--- a/share/man/man5/passwd.5   Fri Dec 17 23:09:37 1999 +0000
+++ b/share/man/man5/passwd.5   Fri Dec 17 23:14:50 1999 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: passwd.5,v 1.12.2.1 1999/10/31 22:15:29 he Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: passwd.5,v 1.12.2.2 1999/12/17 23:14:50 he Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1988, 1991, 1993
 .\"    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@
 .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 @@
 .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