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vipw

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>