09-20-2000
Thanks
if I understand this correctly,
I am basically
-creating the users/groups
-change the directory permissions to reflect which group is allowed to access that directory
If i am correct, can you give me some command line examples
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vipw(8) System Manager's Manual 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)