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PASSWORD USER COMMANDS 10-Jul-1991
NAME
passorwd - change password
SYNOPSIS
password
DESCRIPTION
When changing a password, passwd prompts for the old
password and then for the new one. You must supply both,
and the new password must be typed twice to forestall
mistakes.
New passwords should be at least five characters long, if
they combine upper-case and lower-case letters, or at least
six characters long if in monocase. Users that persist in
entering passwords will be accepted.
FILES
AXsh:etc/passwd file containing all of this information
AXsh:spool/mail/$USER user's system mailbox
~/.plan user's plan-file
~/.project user's project-file
SEE ALSO
finger, passwd
NOTES
Password algorithms do not work with 8-bit characters. This
maintains consistency with login file naming rules, which do
not allow 8-bit characters in login names. See login for
explanations about why login is not 8-bit clean.