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.Sh SYNOPSIS
chpass
.Op Fl a Ar list
+.Op Fl p Ar encpass
.Op Fl s Ar newshell
.Op user
.Sh DESCRIPTION
-.Nm Chpass
+The
+.Nm chpass
+program
allows editing of the user database information associated
with
.Ar user
@@ -61,6 +64,11 @@ entry, in the format specified by
as an argument.
This argument must be a colon (``:'') separated list of all the
user database fields, although they may be empty.
+.It Fl p
+The super-user is allowed to directly supply an encrypted password field,
+in the format used by
+.Xr crypt 3 ,
+as an argument.
.It Fl s
The
.Fl s