diff --git a/usr/src/man/man1/passwd.1 b/usr/src/man/man1/passwd.1
index 8b719e65398d..a14bbb9ac617 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man1/passwd.1
+++ b/usr/src/man/man1/passwd.1
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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-.TH PASSWD 1 "Feb 25, 2009"
+.TH PASSWD 1 "May 31, 2013"
 .SH NAME
 passwd \- change login password and password attributes
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ The following are the current status codes:
 \fB\fBLK\fR\fR
 .ad
 .RS 6n
-Account is locked for UNIX authenitcation. \fBpasswd -l\fR was run or the
+Account is locked for UNIX authentication. \fBpasswd -l\fR was run or the
 authentication failed \fBRETRIES\fR times.
 .RE