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NAME
     passwd - change log-in password

USAGE
     passwd name

DESCRIPTION
     This command changes (or installs) a password associated
     with the log-in name.

     The program prompts for the old password (if any) and then
     for the new one (twice).  You must supply these. New pass-
     words should be at least four characters long, if you want
     to use a mixture of uppercase and lowercase. They should be
     at least six characters long if you choose to format them in
     a single case. Only the first eight characters of the pass-
     word are significant to the program.

     Only the owner of the name or the super-user may change a
     password; the owner must prove knowledge of the old pass-
     word.  Only the super-user can create a null password.

     On DOMAIN systems, passwords are not stored in /etc/passwd;
     instead, the site's local registry stores them.

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