shadow/man/vipw.8.xml

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<refentry id='vipw.8'>
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  <refentryinfo>
    <date>26 Sep 1997</date>
  </refentryinfo>
  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>vipw</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
    <refmiscinfo class='date'>26 Sep 1997</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'>-s </arg>
    </cmdsynopsis>
    <cmdsynopsis>
      <command>vigr</command><arg choice='opt'>-s </arg>
    </cmdsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1 id='description'>
    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
    <para>
      <command>vipw</command> and <command>vigr</command> will edit 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>$VISUAL</envar>, then the environment variable
      <emphasis>$EDITOR</emphasis>, and finally the default editor,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>vi</refentrytitle>
      <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id='see_also'>
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
    <para>
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>group</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>passwd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>shadow</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>.
    </para>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>