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81 lines
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.\" Title: vipw
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.\" Author:
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.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.70.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
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.\" Date: 06/24/2006
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.\" Manual: System Management Commands
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.\" Source: System Management Commands
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.\"
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.TH "VIPW" "8" "06/24/2006" "System Management Commands" "System Management Commands"
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.\" disable hyphenation
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.nh
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.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only)
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.ad l
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.SH "NAME"
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vipw, vigr \- edit the password, group, shadow\-password or shadow\-group file
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.HP 5
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\fBvipw\fR [options]
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.HP 5
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\fBvigr\fR [options]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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.PP
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\fBvipw\fR
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and
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\fBvigr\fR
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will edit the files
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\fI/etc/passwd\fR
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and
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\fI/etc/group\fR, respectively. With the
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\fB\-s\fR
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flag, they will edit the shadow versions of those files,
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\fI/etc/shadow\fR
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and
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\fI/etc/gshadow\fR, 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
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\fB$VISUAL\fR, then the environment variable
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\fB$EDITOR\fR, and finally the default editor,
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\fBvi\fR(1).
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.PP
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The options which apply to the
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\fBvipw\fR
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and
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\fBvigr\fR
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commands are:
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.TP 3n
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\fB\-g\fR, \fB\-\-group\fR
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Edit group database.
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.TP 3n
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\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
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Display help message and exit.
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.TP 3n
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\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-passwd\fR
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Edit passwd database.
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.TP 3n
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\fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR
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Quiet mode.
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.TP 3n
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\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-shadow\fR
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Edit shadow or gshadow database.
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.SH "FILES"
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.TP 3n
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\fI/etc/group\fR
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Group account information.
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.TP 3n
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\fI/etc/gshadow\fR
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Secure group account information.
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.TP 3n
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\fI/etc/passwd\fR
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User account information.
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.TP 3n
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\fI/etc/shadow\fR
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Secure user account information.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.PP
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\fBvi\fR(1),
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\fBgroup\fR(5),
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\fBgshadow\fR(5)
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\fBpasswd\fR(5),
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\fBshadow\fR(5).
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