passwd - meaning and definition. What is passwd
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What (who) is passwd - definition


Passwd         
TOOL ON MOST UNIX AND UNIX-LIKE OPERATING SYSTEMS USED TO CHANGE A USER'S PASSWORD
Shadow (file); Shadow passwords; Password shadowing; Shadowed password; Password Shadowing; Passwd (command); Passwd (file); /etc/passwd; /etc/shadow; Shadow password; Password file; /etc/master.passwd; Shadow file
passwd is a command on Unix, Plan 9, Inferno, and most 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.
Name Service Switch         
OPERATING SYSTEM MECHANISM
Passwd (database); Nsswitch.conf
The Name Service Switch (NSS) connects the computer with a variety of sources of common configuration databases and name resolution mechanisms. These sources include local operating system files (such as , , and ), the Domain Name System (DNS), the Network Information Service (NIS, NIS+), and LDAP.