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>