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.\"     @(#)vipw.8	6.7 (Berkeley) 3/16/91
.\"
.Dd March 16, 1991
.Dt VIPW 8
.Os BSD 4
.Sh NAME
.Nm vipw
.Nd edit the password file
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm vipw
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Vipw
edits the password file after setting the appropriate locks,
and does any necessary processing after the password file is unlocked.
If the password file is already locked for editing by another user,
.Nm vipw
will ask you
to try again later. The default editor for
.Nm vipw
is
.Xr vi 1 .
.Pp
.Nm Vipw
performs a number of consistency checks on the password entries,
and will not allow a password file with a
.Dq mangled
entry to be
installed.
If
.Nm vipw
rejects the new password file, the user is prompted to re-enter
the edit session.
.Pp
Once the information has been verified,
.Nm vipw
uses
.Xr pwd_mkdb 8
to update the user database.  This is run in the background, and,
at very large sites could take several minutes.  Until this update
is completed, the password file is unavailable for other updates
and the new information is not available to programs.
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
If the following environment variable exists it will be utilized by
.Nm vipw :
.Bl -tag -width EDITOR
.It Ev EDITOR
The editor specified by the string
.Ev EDITOR
will be invoked instead of the default editor
.Xr vi 1 .
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr chpass 1 ,
.Xr passwd 1 ,
.Xr passwd 5 ,
.Xr adduser 8 ,
.Xr pwd_mkdb 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
command appeared in
.Bx 4.0 .
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15637ed4 RG	1	.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991 The Regents of the University of California.
	2	.\" All rights reserved.
	3	.\"
	4	.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
	5	.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
	6	.\" are met:
	7	.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
	8	.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
	9	.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
	10	.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
	11	.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
	12	.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
	13	.\" must display the following acknowledgement:
	14	.\" This product includes software developed by the University of
	15	.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors.
	16	.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
	17	.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
	18	.\" without specific prior written permission.
	19	.\"
	20	.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
	21	.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
	22	.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
	23	.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
	24	.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
	25	.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
	26	.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
	27	.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
	28	.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
	29	.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
	30	.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
	31	.\"
	32	.\" @(#)vipw.8 6.7 (Berkeley) 3/16/91
	33	.\"
	34	.Dd March 16, 1991
	35	.Dt VIPW 8
	36	.Os BSD 4
	37	.Sh NAME
	38	.Nm vipw
	39	.Nd edit the password file
	40	.Sh SYNOPSIS
	41	.Nm vipw
	42	.Sh DESCRIPTION
	43	.Nm Vipw
	44	edits the password file after setting the appropriate locks,
	45	and does any necessary processing after the password file is unlocked.
	46	If the password file is already locked for editing by another user,
	47	.Nm vipw
	48	will ask you
	49	to try again later. The default editor for
	50	.Nm vipw
	51	is
	52	.Xr vi 1 .
	53	.Pp
	54	.Nm Vipw
	55	performs a number of consistency checks on the password entries,
	56	and will not allow a password file with a
	57	.Dq mangled
	58	entry to be
	59	installed.
	60	If
	61	.Nm vipw
	62	rejects the new password file, the user is prompted to re-enter
	63	the edit session.
	64	.Pp
65	Once the information has been verified,
66	.Nm vipw
67	uses
78ed81a3	68	.Xr pwd_mkdb 8
15637ed4 RG	69	to update the user database. This is run in the background, and,
	70	at very large sites could take several minutes. Until this update
	71	is completed, the password file is unavailable for other updates
	72	and the new information is not available to programs.
	73	.Sh ENVIRONMENT
	74	If the following environment variable exists it will be utilized by
	75	.Nm vipw :
	76	.Bl -tag -width EDITOR
	77	.It Ev EDITOR
	78	The editor specified by the string
	79	.Ev EDITOR
	80	will be invoked instead of the default editor
	81	.Xr vi 1 .
	82	.El
	83	.Sh SEE ALSO
	84	.Xr chpass 1 ,
	85	.Xr passwd 1 ,
	86	.Xr passwd 5 ,
	87	.Xr adduser 8 ,
78ed81a3	88	.Xr pwd_mkdb 8
15637ed4 RG	89	.Sh HISTORY
	90	The
	91	.Nm
	92	command appeared in
	93	.Bx 4.0 .