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Subject: misc/27915: man 5 passwd does not properly explain the format of /etc/passwd and /etc/master.passwd
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>Number:         27915
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       man 5 passwd does not properly explain the format of /etc/passwd and /etc/master.passwd
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Jun 06 15:20:01 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Bill Moran
>Release:        4.3-RELEASE
>Organization:
Iowna Software
>Environment:
I have checked this on different machines, 4.2 & 4.3 RELEASE and STABLE, I have also checked on the web site version of the man pages.
>Description:
man 5 passwd attempts to describe the format of the /etc/passwd file, but incorrectly describes the /etc/master.passwd file while claiming to describe /etc/passwd. It does not claim to describe /etc/master.passwd anywhere.
Also, it would seem appropriate that man 5 master.passwd should bring up this man page, but currently does not.
>How-To-Repeat:
On a standardly installed 4.2 or 4.3 system, read man 5 passwd and compare it to the actual layout of the /etc/passwd and /etc/master.passwd files.
>Fix:

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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