From 1d904b58c3e274c889856c913bf984c1ed64ec81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: keramida Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 15:40:02 +0000 Subject: Explain the use of `*' in master.passwd and that it's slightly different from the use of `*' in /etc/passwd. PR: docs/86234 Submitted by: Paul Hoffman MFC after: 1 week --- share/man/man5/passwd.5 | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/share/man/man5/passwd.5 b/share/man/man5/passwd.5 index e94db8d..a9b5d39 100644 --- a/share/man/man5/passwd.5 +++ b/share/man/man5/passwd.5 @@ -103,7 +103,17 @@ file is generated from the file by .Xr pwd_mkdb 8 , has the class, change, and expire fields removed, and the password -field replaced by a ``*''. +field replaced by a +.Ql * +character. +In the +.Nm master.passwd +file, a password of +.Ql * +is used to indicate that no one can ever log into that account. +The field only contains encrypted passwords, and +.Ql * +can never be the result of encrypting a password. .Pp The .Ar name -- cgit v1.1