vipw(1M)vipw(1M)NAME
vipw - edit the password file
SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION
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, you will be told to try again later. The editor is used unless the environment variable indicates
an alternate editor.
performs a number of consistency checks on the password entry for and does not allow a password file with an incorrectly formatted root
entry to be installed. To help reduce the possibility of leaving the system in an unbootable state, root's entry is not considered prop-
erly formatted if it has a user ID that is not zero, or if it has a shell other than or
Please refer to passwd(4) and the manual for further details of password file format.
WARNINGS
An file that is not removed when a system crashes prevents further editing of the file using after the system is rebooted. is the standard
lock used by all commands which knowingly modify
Successful execution of is not sufficient for proper system operation. To help maintain consistency with other system databases, editing
of the password file with is generally discouraged. Please use or to edit
AUTHOR
was developed by the University of California, Berkeley.
FILES SEE ALSO chfn(1), chsh(1), passwd(1), sam(1M), useradd(1M), usermod(1M), userdel(1M), passwd(4).
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vipw(1B) SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands vipw(1B)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)
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