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vipw \- edit the password file
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
editor will be used unless the environment variable EDITOR indicates
performs a number of consistency checks on the password entry for
and will not allow a password file with a ``mangled'' root entry
passwd(1), passwd(5), adduser(8), mkpasswd(8)