4.15. Other Operating Systems
Different operating systems store different information about users than Linux does. This is due to the different files and file formats used for storing user information. Some, for example, do not have an /etc/shadow file, meaning that information about password change and expiry times does not exist. The list below explains the major differences between other supported operating systems and Linux:
FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD All these operating systems use the /etc/master.passwd file for storing user information, which combines /etc/passwd with some fields from /etc/shadow. When editing or creating a user, you can enter a Password change time which is the date and time after which the password must be next changed, ...
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