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vipw

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)