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vipw - edit the password file
/usr/ucb/vipw
SUNWscpu
vipw edits the password file while setting the appropriate
locks, and does any necessary processing after the password file is unlocked.
If the password file is already being edited, then you will be told to
try again later. The vi(1)
editor will be used unless the environment variable
VISUAL
or EDITOR
indicates an alternate editor.
vipw performs a number
of consistency checks on the password entry for root, and will not allow
a password file with a ‘mangled’ root entry to be installed. It also checks
the /etc/shells file to verify the login shell for root.
- /etc/ptmp
- /etc/shells
-
passwd(1)
, vi(1)
, passwd(4)
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