Ncsa_auth Passwd File Format

As I said, there is a separate entry on a separate line in the /etc/password file, for each user in the system, and each entry being delimited with a colon (:). For better understanding, I've created the fields across each colon and numbered each of the fields, in this way, there are total 7 fields generated. Let us study each field one by one:. Username field: This field denotes the User (or User Account) Name. According to the man page of useradd command, 'Usernames may only be up to 32 characters long'. This username must be used at the time of logging in to the system.

Ncsa_auth Passwd File Format Pdf

Password field: Second field is the Password field, not denoting the actual password though.