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version 1.8, 1999/06/05 01:21:36 version 1.9, 2000/03/10 20:17:49
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 .\"     $OpenBSD$  .\"     $OpenBSD$
   .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California.  .\" Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
 .\" All rights reserved.  .\" All rights reserved.
 .\"  .\"
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 .\" 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 passwd
 changes the user's local, Kerberos, or YP password.  First, the user is prompted  changes the user's local, Kerberos, or YP password.
 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.
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 (currently 128 characters).  (currently 128 characters).
 Numbers, upper case letters and meta-characters  Numbers, upper case letters and meta-characters
 are encouraged.  are encouraged.
   .Pp
   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.  When changing only the local password,  password file.
 .Xr pwd_mkdb  8  When changing only the local password,
   .Xr pwd_mkdb 8
 is used to update the password databases.  is used to update the password databases.
 .It Fl y  .It Fl y
 Forces the YP password database entry to be changed, even if  Forces the YP password database entry to be changed, even if
 the user has an entry in the local database.  The  the user has an entry in the local database.
   The
 .Xr rpc.yppasswdd 8  .Xr rpc.yppasswdd 8
 daemon should be running on the YP master server.  daemon should be running on the YP master server.
 .It Fl k  .It Fl k
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 .It Fl n Ar name  .It Fl n Ar name
 Specifies a  Specifies a
 .Ar name  .Ar name
 that will be used as the principal name rather  than  the  username  that will be used as the principal name rather than the username
 of the user running  of the user running
 .Nm passwd .  .Nm passwd .
 (This is determined from the ticket file  if  it exists;  otherwise,  (This is determined from the ticket file if it exists; otherwise,
 it is determined from the Unix user ID.)  it is determined from the Unix user ID.)
 .It Fl i Ar instance  .It Fl i Ar instance
 Specifies an  Specifies an
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 .Ar realm  .Ar realm
 instead of the local realm.  instead of the local realm.
 .It Fl u Ar username[.instance][@realm]  .It Fl u Ar username[.instance][@realm]
 Specifies a fully qualified kerberos principal.  Specifies a fully qualified Kerberos principal.
 .El  .El
 .Pp  .Pp
 This is the behavior if no flags are specified:  This is the behavior if no flags are specified:
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