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* passwd.c (usage): Change description for -d option according to

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previous change.
	(main): Fix typo.
	* utils.sgml: Add missing description for passwd -d option.
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Corinna Vinschen
2009-03-23 20:40:17 +00:00
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@@ -919,6 +919,10 @@ System operations:
-L, --length LEN set system minimum password length to LEN.
Other options:
-d, --logonserver SERVER connect to SERVER (e.g. domain controller).
Default server is the local system, unless
changing the current user, in which case the
default is the content of $LOGONSERVER.
-S, --status display password status for USER (locked, expired,
etc.) plus global system password settings.
-h, --help output usage information and exit.
@@ -996,10 +1000,21 @@ to <emphasis>LEN</emphasis> characters. Allowed values for the minimum
password length are 0 to 14. In any of the above cases, a value of 0
means `no restrictions'.</para>
<para>
All operations affecting the current user are by default run against
the logon server of the current user (taken from the environment
variable <envar>LOGONSERVER</envar>. When password or account information
of other users should be changed, the default server is the local system.
To change a user account on a remote machine, use the <literal>-d</literal>
option to specify the machine to run the command against. Note that the
current user must be a valid member of the administrators group on the remote
machine to perform such actions.
</para>
<para>Users can use the <command>passwd -R</command> to enter
a password which then gets stored in a special area of the registry,
which is also used by Windows to store passwords of accounts running
Windows services. When a privileged Cygwin application calls the
a password which then gets stored in a special area of the registry on the
local system, which is also used by Windows to store passwords of accounts
running Windows services. When a privileged Cygwin application calls the
<command>set{e}uid(user_id)</command> system call, Cygwin checks if a
password for that user has been stored in this registry area. If so, it
uses this password to switch to this user account using that password.