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diff --git a/usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1 b/usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1
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--- a/usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1
+++ b/usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1
@@ -70,8 +70,17 @@ setting for a user's login class) and not purely alphabetic.
Its total length must be less than
.Dv _PASSWORD_LEN
(currently 128 characters).
-Numbers, upper case letters and meta characters
-are encouraged.
+.Pp
+The new password should contain a mixture of upper and lower case
+characters (which may be overridden using the
+.Xr login.conf 5
+.if t ``mixpasswordcase''
+.if n "mixpasswordcase"
+setting for a user's login class). Allowing lower case passwords may
+be useful where the password file will be used in situations where only
+lower case passwords are permissable, such as when using Samba to
+authenticate Windows clients. In all other situations, numbers, upper
+case letters and meta characters are encouraged.
.Pp
Once the password has been verified,
.Nm passwd
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