/etc/passwd

configuration file defining local user accounts on Unix/Linux

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/etc/passwd

Summary

/etc/passwd is a file format^[1].

Key Facts

/etc/passwd's instance of is recorded as file format^[2].
/etc/passwd is a type of computer file^[3].
/etc/passwd is a type of configuration file^[4].
/etc/passwd is a type of delimiter-separated value format^[5].
/etc/passwd is a type of database^[6].
/etc/passwd is used for name resolution^[7].
/etc/passwd comprises /etc/passwd record^[8].
/etc/passwd's facet of is recorded as Unix security^[9].
/etc/passwd's used by is recorded as passwd^[10].
/etc/passwd's different from is recorded as passwd^[11].
/etc/passwd's different from is recorded as shadow password file^[12].
/etc/passwd's name is recorded as /etc/passwd^[13].

Body

Definition and Type

/etc/passwd's instance of is recorded as file format^[2]. Recorded subclass of include computer file^[3], configuration file^[4], delimiter-separated value format^[5], and database^[6].

Use and Application

/etc/passwd is used for name resolution^[7]. /etc/passwd comprises /etc/passwd record^[8]. /etc/passwd's used by is recorded as passwd^[10].

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Quick Facts

Instance of file format

Subclass of computer file, configuration file, delimiter-separated value format, database

Has use name resolution

Facet of Unix security

Properties

Different from passwd, shadow password file

Has part(s) /etc/passwd record

Imported from wholeness_audit_2026-05-02_v2

Name /etc/passwd

Used by passwd

External References (5)

File format wiki page id passwd

Freebase id /m/047qxbt

Gitlab topic id passwd

Man page passwd.5

Quora topic id etc-passwd-3

🌐 Available in 4 languages

en/etc/passwd csPasswd (soubor) ptPasswd (arquivo) ru/etc/passwd

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ /etc/passwd — instance of (P31): file format. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ /etc/passwd — subclass of (P279): computer file. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ /etc/passwd — subclass of (P279): configuration file. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ /etc/passwd — subclass of (P279): delimiter-separated value format. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ /etc/passwd — subclass of (P279): database. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ /etc/passwd — has use (P366): name resolution. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ /etc/passwd — has part(s) (P527): /etc/passwd record. fileformats.archiveteam.org. Retrieved 2025-02-27. fileformats.archiveteam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ /etc/passwd — facet of (P1269): Unix security. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ /etc/passwd — used by (P1535): passwd. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ /etc/passwd — different from (P1889): passwd. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ /etc/passwd — different from (P1889): shadow password file. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ /etc/passwd — name (P2561): /etc/passwd. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ /etc/passwd is an instance of file format (Q235557) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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@misc{4ortxyz_-etc-passwd_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{/etc/passwd}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/-etc-passwd}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}

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