Passwd
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passwd may refer to:
- passwd (command)Passwd (command)passwd is a tool on most Unix and Unix-like operating systems used to change a user's password. The password entered by the user is run through a key derivation function to create a hashed version of the new password, which is saved...
, tool used for changing passwords on Unix and Unix-like operating systems. - passwd (database)Passwd (database)passwd is a name service database used to store user account information on Unix-like operating systems.The sources for the passwd database are configured, like other name service databases, in nsswitch.conf.-Fetching a specific user entry:For a specific user called 'joe':getent passwd joeFor a...
, the source of user information on Unix and Unix-like operating systems. - passwd (file)Passwd (file)In Unix-like operating systems the /etc/passwd file is a text-based database of information about users that may login to the system or other operating system user identities that own running processes....
, one way to store user information for the password database, used for local users only.