diff --git a/xml/user_management.xml b/xml/user_management.xml
index 199e16dff8..83b9c5424d 100644
--- a/xml/user_management.xml
+++ b/xml/user_management.xml
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@
      password string starting with <literal>!</literal> or
      <literal>*</literal> in the <filename>/etc/shadow</filename> file. If you
      lock an account using <command>passwd</command> <option>-l</option>, it
-     puts a <literal>!!</literal> in front of the encrypted password,
+     puts a <literal>!</literal> in front of the encrypted password,
      effectively disabling the password. If you lock an account using
      <command>usermod</command> <option>-L</option>, it puts a
      <literal>!</literal> in front of the encrypted password. Many system and
      shared accounts are locked by default by having a
-     <literal>*</literal> or <literal>!!</literal> in the password field which
+     <literal>*</literal> ,<literal>!!</literal> or <literal>!*</literal> as the password field which
      renders the encrypted password into an invalid string. Hence, to get a
      list of all unlocked (encryptable) accounts, run the following command:
     </para>