Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 10:16:43 +0300 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@ucb.crimea.ua> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Fields in master.passwd Message-ID: <19980417101643.40184@ucb.crimea.ua> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980417115043.12852A-100000@odyssey.apana.org.au>; from Dean Hollister on Fri, Apr 17, 1998 at 11:51:25AM %2B0800 References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980417115043.12852A-100000@odyssey.apana.org.au>
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On Fri, Apr 17, 1998 at 11:51:25AM +0800, Dean Hollister wrote:
>
> Hiyall,
>
> I've identified 9 of the 10 fields in master.passwd. Can someone run thru
> what all the fields are for?
>
> Regards,
>
> d.
>
> +-------------------------------------------------------+
> | Dean Hollister, | dean@odyssey.apana.org.au |
> | Perth, Western Australia. | deanh@iinet.net.au |
> +-------------------------------------------------------+
PASSWD(5) FreeBSD File Formats Manual PASSWD(5)
NAME
passwd - format of the password file
DESCRIPTION
The passwd files are files consisting of newline separated records, one
per user, containing ten colon (``:'') separated fields. These fields
are as follows:
name User's login name.
password User's encrypted password.
uid User's id.
gid User's login group id.
class User's login class.
change Password change time.
expire Account expiration time.
gecos General information about the user.
home_dir User's home directory.
shell User's login shell.
Regards,
--
Ruslan Ermilov System Administrator
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