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authorru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2004-07-03 18:29:24 +0000
committerru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2004-07-03 18:29:24 +0000
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@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ The
.Nm master.passwd
file is readable only by root, and consists of newline separated
records, one per user, containing ten colon (``:'') separated
-fields. These fields are as follows:
+fields.
+These fields are as follows:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width password -offset indent
.It name
@@ -105,18 +106,21 @@ The
.Ar name
field is the login used to access the computer account, and the
.Ar uid
-field is the number associated with it. They should both be unique
+field is the number associated with it.
+They should both be unique
across the system (and often across a group of systems) since they
control file access.
.Pp
While it is possible to have multiple entries with identical login names
-and/or identical user id's, it is usually a mistake to do so. Routines
+and/or identical user id's, it is usually a mistake to do so.
+Routines
that manipulate these files will often return only one of the multiple
entries, and that one by random selection.
.Pp
The login name must never begin with a hyphen (``-''); also, it is strongly
suggested that neither upper-case characters or dots (``.'') be part
-of the name, as this tends to confuse mailers. No field may contain a
+of the name, as this tends to confuse mailers.
+No field may contain a
colon (``:'') as this has been used historically to separate the fields
in the user database.
.Pp
@@ -126,7 +130,8 @@ form of the password.
If the
.Ar password
field is empty, no password will be required to gain access to the
-machine. This is almost invariably a mistake.
+machine.
+This is almost invariably a mistake.
Because these files contain the encrypted user passwords, they should
not be readable by anyone without appropriate privileges.
.Pp
@@ -137,7 +142,8 @@ this field currently has little special meaning.
.Pp
The
.Ar class
-field is a key for a user's login class. Login classes
+field is a key for a user's login class.
+Login classes
are defined in
.Xr login.conf 5 ,
which is a
@@ -280,7 +286,8 @@ or
fields, the specified numbers will override the information retrieved
from the Hesiod domain or the
.Tn NIS
-maps. As well, if the
+maps.
+As well, if the
.Ar gecos ,
.Ar dir
or
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