From owner-freebsd-doc Fri Sep 20 8:10: 7 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 483B937B401 for ; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 08:10:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C48D43E6E for ; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 08:10:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id g8KFA3Co030993 for ; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 08:10:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id g8KFA3RR030992; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 08:10:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 635DC37B401 for ; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 08:02:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mailout11.sul.t-online.com (mailout11.sul.t-online.com [194.25.134.85]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66B1443E65 for ; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 08:02:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nicolas@dauerreden.de) Received: from fwd11.sul.t-online.de by mailout11.sul.t-online.com with smtp id 17sPIb-0003V1-03; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 17:02:29 +0200 Received: from pc5.abc (520067998749-0001@[217.233.97.240]) by fmrl11.sul.t-online.com with esmtp id 17sPIS-1cdto0C; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 17:02:20 +0200 Received: from pc5.abc (localhost.abc [127.0.0.1]) by pc5.abc (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id g8KF2JVX096321 for ; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 17:02:19 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from nicolas@pc5.abc) Received: (from nicolas@localhost) by pc5.abc (8.12.3/8.12.3/Submit) id g8KF2Jo2096320; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 17:02:19 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: <200209201502.g8KF2Jo2096320@pc5.abc> Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 17:02:19 +0200 (CEST) From: Nicolas Rachinsky Reply-To: Nicolas Rachinsky To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: docs/43112: man 5 passwd not correct Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >Number: 43112 >Category: docs >Synopsis: man 5 passwd not correct >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Sep 20 08:10:02 PDT 2002 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Nicolas Rachinsky >Release: FreeBSD 4.6.2-RELEASE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD pc5.abc 4.6.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.6.2-RELEASE #2: Tue Aug 27 11:51:55 CEST 2002 root@:/usr/src/sys/compile/PC5 i386 >Description: The man page for passwd(5) does not correctly describe the format of /etc/passwd. There is no master.passwd(5). >How-To-Repeat: read "man 5 passwd" and compare it with the actual format of /etc/passwd. Try "man 5 master.passwd" >Fix: Index: Makefile =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/cvs-freebsd/src/share/man/man5/Makefile,v retrieving revision 1.27.2.7 diff -u -r1.27.2.7 Makefile --- Makefile 2 Apr 2002 09:19:30 -0000 1.27.2.7 +++ Makefile 20 Sep 2002 10:34:18 -0000 @@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ MLINKS+=hosts.equiv.5 rhosts.5 MLINKS+=resolver.5 resolv.conf.5 MLINKS+=utmp.5 lastlog.5 utmp.5 wtmp.5 +MLINKS+=passwd.5 master.passwd.5 .include Index: passwd.5 =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/cvs-freebsd/src/share/man/man5/passwd.5,v retrieving revision 1.26.2.5 diff -u -r1.26.2.5 passwd.5 --- passwd.5 1 Feb 2002 15:51:18 -0000 1.26.2.5 +++ passwd.5 20 Sep 2002 14:57:42 -0000 @@ -36,13 +36,14 @@ .Dt PASSWD 5 .Os .Sh NAME -.Nm passwd -.Nd format of the password file +.Nm passwd , +.Nm master.passwd +.Nd format of the password files .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm files are files consisting of newline separated records, one per user, -containing ten colon +containing seven or ten colon .Pq Ql \&: separated fields. These fields are as follows: @@ -71,6 +72,14 @@ .It shell User's login shell. .El +.Pp +The fields +.Ar class , +.Ar change +and +.Ar expire +are not present in the file +.Pa /etc/passwd . .Pp Lines whose first non-whitespace character is a pound-sign (#) are comments, and are ignored. Blank lines which consist >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message