docs/86234: Need to explain * in master.passwd in passwd.5 man page

>Number:         86234
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       Need to explain * in master.passwd in passwd.5 man page
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Sep 16 22:50:02 GMT 2005
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Paul Hoffman
>Release:        FreeBSD 5.4
>Organization:
>Environment:
All
>Description:
	The passwd.5 man page describes what * in the password field for the
	passwd file means, but not for master.passwd, which turns out to use
	* for a very different (and good) purpose.
>How-To-Repeat:
	man 5 master.passwd
>Fix:
	At the end of the paragraph that begins "The password field is the
	encrypted form...", add:

	In the master.passwd file, a password of "*" is used to indicate that no
	one can ever log into that account. The field only contains encrypted
	passwords, and "*" can never be the result of encrypting a password.


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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