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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<refentry id='vipw.8'>
<!-- $Id: vipw.8.xml,v 1.20 2006/10/28 12:29:04 kloczek Exp $ -->
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>vipw</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">System Management Commands</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv id='name'>
<refname>vipw</refname>
<refname>vigr</refname>
<refpurpose>
edit the password, group, shadow-password or shadow-group file
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>vipw</command>
<arg choice='opt'>
<replaceable>options</replaceable>
</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>vigr</command>
<arg choice='opt'>
<replaceable>options</replaceable>
</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 id='description'>
<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
<para>
The <command>vipw</command> and <command>vigr</command> commands edits
the files <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> and
<filename>/etc/group</filename>, respectively. With the
<option>-s</option> flag, they will edit the shadow versions of those
files, <filename>/etc/shadow</filename> and
<filename>/etc/gshadow</filename>, respectively. The programs will set
the appropriate locks to prevent file corruption. When looking for an
editor, the programs will first try the environment variable
<envar>$VISUAL</envar>, then the environment variable
<envar>$EDITOR</envar>, and finally the default editor,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>vi</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='options'>
<title>OPTIONS</title>
<para>
The options which apply to the <command>vipw</command> and
<command>vigr</command> commands are:
</para>
<variablelist remap='IP'>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-g</option>, <option>--group</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Edit group database.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-h</option>, <option>--help</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Display help message and exit.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-p</option>, <option>--passwd</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Edit passwd database.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-q</option>, <option>--quiet</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Quiet mode.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-s</option>, <option>--shadow</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Edit shadow or gshadow database.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='files'>
<title>FILES</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>/etc/group</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>Group account information.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>/etc/gshadow</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>Secure group account information.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>/etc/passwd</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>User account information.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>/etc/shadow</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>Secure user account information.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='see_also'>
<title>SEE ALSO</title>
<para>
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>vi</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>,
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>group</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>,
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>gshadow</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>passwd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>,
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>shadow</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>