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vipw(8)                                                                vipw(8)



NAME
       vipw,vigr - edit the password, group or shadow file

SYNOPSIS
       vipw [-g|-p|-s]
       vigr [-g|-p|-s]

DESCRIPTION
       vipw/vigr  edits  the  passwd,group  or  shadow  file after setting the
       appropriate locks to prevent file corruption. vipw  edits  per  default
       the  /etc/passwd  file,  vigr the /etc/group file.  Extended attributes
       (like ACLs or security attributes) are preserved.

ENVIRONMENT
       EDITOR If the environment variable exists, the editor specified by this
              variable is used instead of the default vi(1).

OPTIONS
       -g, --group
              Edit /etc/group.

       -p, --passwd
              Edit /etc/passwd.

       -s, --shadow
              Edit /etc/shadow.

       -u, --usage
              Print a usage message and exit.

           --help
              Print a more verbose help text and exit.

       Print version information and exit.

FILES
       /etc/group  - group account information
       /etc/passwd - user account information
       /etc/shadow - shadow account information

SEE ALSO
       attr(5), passwd(1), passwd(5), shadow(5), vi(1)

AUTHOR
       Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>



pwdutils                         October 2003                          vipw(8)


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