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>

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