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1.1       root        1: .\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
                      2: .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
                      3: .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
                      4: .\"
                      5: .\"    @(#)vipw.8      6.2 (Berkeley) 5/19/86
                      6: .\"
                      7: .TH VIPW 8 "May 19, 1986"
                      8: .UC 4
                      9: .SH NAME
                     10: vipw \- edit the password file
                     11: .SH SYNOPSIS
                     12: .B vipw
                     13: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     14: .I Vipw
                     15: edits the password file while setting the appropriate locks,
                     16: and does any necessary processing after the password file is unlocked.
                     17: If the password file is already being edited, then you will be told
                     18: to try again later.  The 
                     19: .I vi
                     20: editor will be used unless the environment variable EDITOR indicates
                     21: an alternate editor.  
                     22: .I Vipw
                     23: performs a number of consistency checks on the password entry for
                     24: .IR root ,
                     25: and will not allow a password file with a ``mangled'' root entry
                     26: to be installed.
                     27: .SH SEE ALSO
                     28: passwd(1), passwd(5), adduser(8), mkpasswd(8)
                     29: .SH FILES
                     30: /etc/ptmp

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