05-19-2004
normally you need a root password to run priveleged command, but you can also use sudoers, this allow you to run root priveleged command without needing a root password as long as you have been given root priveleged in /etc/sudoer file.
you can issue
sudo -s
then your normal password.
Do a google search on sudoer for more detail
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NAME
vipw - edit the password file
SYNOPSIS
/usr/ucb/vipw
DESCRIPTION
vipw edits the password file while setting the appropriate locks, and does any necessary processing after the password file is unlocked. If
the password file is already being edited, then you will be told to try again later. The vi(1) editor will be used unless the environment
variable VISUAL or EDITOR indicates an alternate editor.
vipw performs a number of consistency checks on the password entry for root, and will not allow a password file with a "mangled" root entry
to be installed. It also checks the /etc/shells file to verify the login shell for root.
FILES
/etc/ptmp
/etc/shells
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWscpu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
passwd(1), vi(1), passwd(4), attributes(5)
SunOS 5.10 14 Sep 1992 vipw(1B)