From ad8a79e6a5c75acf360e9310860387b68066c0b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: charnier Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 12:18:28 +0000 Subject: Use `The .Nm utility' --- usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1 | 13 ++++++++----- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'usr.bin/passwd') diff --git a/usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1 b/usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1 index abd51e8..b62bbbd 100644 --- a/usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1 +++ b/usr.bin/passwd/passwd.1 @@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ .Op Fl h Ar host .Op Fl o .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Passwd -changes the user's local, Kerberos, or NIS password. +The +.Nm +utility changes the user's local, Kerberos, or NIS password. If the user is not the super-user, .Nm first prompts for the current password and will not continue unless the correct @@ -58,8 +59,9 @@ password is entered. .Pp When entering the new password, the characters entered do not echo, in order to avoid the password being seen by a passer-by. +The .Nm -prompts for the new password twice in order to detect typing errors. +utility prompts for the new password twice in order to detect typing errors. .Pp The new password should be at least six characters long (which may be overridden using the @@ -106,8 +108,9 @@ followed by The super-user is not required to provide a user's current password if only the local password is modified. .Sh NIS INTERACTION -.Nm Passwd -has built-in support for NIS. +The +.Nm +utility has built-in support for NIS. If a user exists in the NIS password database but does not exist locally, .Nm -- cgit v1.1