

            passwd (3) --- change directory non-owner password       01/15/83


            _U_s_a_g_e

                 passwd [-s[<depth>]] <non-owner pwd> { <pathname> }


            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

                 'Passwd'  is used to change the non-owner password of one or
                 more directories (UFDs) in the file system.  <Non-owner pwd>
                 may consist of up to six  characters;  shorter  strings  are
                 padded  with blanks, and lower-case letters are converted to
                 upper-case.

                 In order to use this command successfully, one must be  able
                 to  attach  to  the named directories with owner privileges.
                 In a standard Primos environment,  this  means  the  current
                 owner  password  must  be  included in the pathname for each
                 specified directory.  In a  Ga.   Tech  Primos  environment,
                 this  means  that  the user must currently own the specified
                 directories, or they must be public.

                 The "-s" option, if specified, causes 'passwd'  to  traverse
                 the  file  system  subtree  rooted  in  the named directory,
                 changing  the  non-owner  password  of  each  directory   it
                 encounters.   The  depth of this traversal may be limited by
                 appending a positive integer to the "-s" (e.g., "-s3").

                 Specifying no <pathname> arguments is the same as specifying
                 the pathname of the current directory.


            _E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s

                 passwd "" =mail=
                 passwd ""
                 passwd secret =src= =src=/lib
                 passwd -s xyzzy =aux=


            _M_e_s_s_a_g_e_s

                 "Usage:  passwd ..."  for bad argument syntax.
                 "password too long" for illegal <non-owner pwd>.
                 "<pathname>:  can't change password" for not being owner  of
                      <pathname>.
                 "<pathname>:  bad pathname" for not being able to access the
                      directory containing <pathname>.


            _B_u_g_s

                 In  a  standard  Primos environment, 'passwd' sets the owner
                 password to spaces when it changes the non-owner password.





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