11/3/71 PASSWD (V) NAME passwd -- password file SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION passwd contains for each user the following information: name (login name) password numerical user ID default working directory program to use as Shell This is an ASCII file. Each field within each a user's entry is separated from the next by a colon. Each user is separated from the next by a new--line. If the password field is null, no password is demanded; if the Shell field is null, the Shell itself is used. This file, naturally, is inaccessible to anyone but the super--user. This file resides in directory /etc. FILES SEE ALSO /etc/init DIAGNOSTICS BUGS OWNER super--user