diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/security/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/security/_index.adoc
--- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/security/_index.adoc
+++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/security/_index.adoc
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
 
 [source,shell]
 ....
-# grep user /etc/master.passwd
+# grep passwd_format /etc/login.conf
 ....
 
 The output should be similar to the following: