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version 1.12, 2000/08/01 22:30:53 version 1.13, 2000/10/17 18:52:18
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 .Op Ar user  .Op Ar user
 .\" This should really be: passwd [-l] [-y] [-k [-n name] [-i instance] [-r realm] [-u username[.instance][@realm]]] [user]  .\" This should really be: passwd [-l] [-y] [-k [-n name] [-i instance] [-r realm] [-u username[.instance][@realm]]] [user]
 .Sh DESCRIPTION  .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm passwd  .Nm
 changes the user's local, Kerberos, or YP password.  changes the user's local, Kerberos, or YP password.
 First, the user is prompted for their current password.  First, the user is prompted for their current password.
 If the current password is correctly typed, a new password is  If the current password is correctly typed, a new password is requested.
 requested.  
 The new password must be entered twice to avoid typing errors.  The new password must be entered twice to avoid typing errors.
 .Pp  .Pp
 The new password should be at least six characters long and not  The new password should be at least six characters long and not
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 Its total length must be less than  Its total length must be less than
 .Dv _PASSWORD_LEN  .Dv _PASSWORD_LEN
 (currently 128 characters).  (currently 128 characters).
 Numbers, upper case letters and meta-characters  A mixture of both lower and uppercase letters, numbers, and
 are encouraged.  meta-characters is encouraged.
 .Pp  .Pp
 The quality of the password can be enforced by providing an external  The quality of the password can be enforced by providing an external
 checking program in  checking program in
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 The options are as follows:  The options are as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width flag  .Bl -tag -width flag
 .It Fl l  .It Fl l
 Causes the password to be updated only in the local  Causes the password to be updated only in the local password file.
 password file.  
 When changing only the local password,  When changing only the local password,
 .Xr pwd_mkdb 8  .Xr pwd_mkdb 8
 is used to update the password databases.  is used to update the password databases.
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 Forces the change to affect the Kerberos database, even  Forces the change to affect the Kerberos database, even
 if the user has a password in the local database.  if the user has a password in the local database.
 Once the password has been verified,  Once the password has been verified,
 .Nm passwd  .Nm
 communicates the new password information to  communicates the new password information to the Kerberos authenticating host.
 the Kerberos authenticating host.  
 .El  .El
 .Pp  .Pp
 The following flags are only used when the  The following flags are only used when the
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 .Pp  .Pp
 This is the behavior if no flags are specified:  This is the behavior if no flags are specified:
 if Kerberos is active then  if Kerberos is active then
 .Nm passwd  .Nm
 will talk to the Kerberos server (even if the user has an entry  will talk to the Kerberos server (even if the user has an entry
 in the local database).  in the local database).
 If the password is not in the local password database, then  If the password is not in the local password database, then
 an attempt is made to use the YP database.  an attempt is made to use the YP database.
 .Pp  .Pp
 To change another user's Kerberos password, one must first  To change another user's Kerberos password, one must first run
 run  
 .Xr kinit 1  .Xr kinit 1
 followed by  followed by
 .Xr passwd 1 .  .Xr passwd 1 .
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 depends on the configuration in  depends on the configuration in
 .Xr passwd.conf 5 .  .Xr passwd.conf 5 .
 It can be different for local and YP passwords.  It can be different for local and YP passwords.
   .Sh DIAGNOSTICS
   .Bl -diag
   .It "the passwd file is busy"
   The password file is currently locked by another process, or a
   process previously holding the lock was prematurely terminated.
   In the latter case, it is safe to remove the
   .Pa /etc/ptmp
   file to get rid of this error.
 .Sh FILES  .Sh FILES
 .Bl -tag -width /etc/master.passwd -compact  .Bl -tag -width /etc/master.passwd -compact
 .It Pa /etc/master.passwd  .It Pa /etc/master.passwd
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 temporary copy of the password file  temporary copy of the password file
 .It /etc/passwd.conf  .It /etc/passwd.conf
 configuration options  configuration options
   .It /etc/ptmp
   lock file for the passwd database
 .El  .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO  .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr chpass 1 ,  .Xr chpass 1 ,
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 .Re  .Re
 .Sh HISTORY  .Sh HISTORY
 A  A
 .Nm passwd  .Nm
 command appeared in  command appeared in
 .At v6 .  .At v6 .
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