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.TH VIPW 8 "4 February 1983"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
vipw \- edit the password file with vi
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B vipw
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I 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
.SH SEE ALSO
chfn(1), chsh(1), passwd(1), passwd(5), adduser(8)
.SH FILES
/etc/vipw.lock
.SH BUGS
.I Vipw
does not remove the vipw.lock file; this is not a bug, but people tend
to think it is.
.PP
No one deals with left-over /etc/ptmp (the real lock) files after a system
crash.
Commit	Line	Data
ce1056cb C	1	.TH VIPW 8 "4 February 1983"
	2	.UC 4
	3	.SH NAME
	4	vipw \- edit the password file with vi
	5	.SH SYNOPSIS
	6	.B vipw
	7	.SH DESCRIPTION
	8	.I Vipw
	9	edits the password file while setting the appropriate locks,
	10	and does any necessary processing after the password file is unlocked.
	11	If the password file is already being edited, then you will be told
	12	to try again later
	13	.SH SEE ALSO
	14	chfn(1), chsh(1), passwd(1), passwd(5), adduser(8)
	15	.SH FILES
	16	/etc/vipw.lock
	17	.SH BUGS
	18	.I Vipw
	19	does not remove the vipw.lock file; this is not a bug, but people tend
	20	to think it is.
	21	.PP
	22	No one deals with left-over /etc/ptmp (the real lock) files after a system
	23	crash.