I started working on a command-line switch to show passwords also in
"pretty" mode. I can submit that code for review if anyone thinks that
woul be useful, but after writing the man page I realized that it's a
fairly niche case, and the hint in the man page is a sufficient
replacement.
user friendly, human readable output is generated; if <literal>table</literal> a minimal, tabular
output is generated; if <literal>json</literal> a JSON formatted output is generated. Defaults to
<literal>friendly</literal> if a user/group is specified on the command line,
- <literal>table</literal> otherwise.</para></listitem>
+ <literal>table</literal> otherwise.</para>
+
+ <para>Note that most output formats do not show all available information. In particular,
+ <literal>classic</literal> and <literal>table</literal> show only the most important fields. Various
+ modes also do not show password hashes. Use <literal>json</literal> to view all fields, including
+ any authentication fields.</para>
+ </listitem>
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