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1.1     ! root        1: .TH VIPW 8 "4 July 1983"
        !             2: .UC 4
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: vipw \- edit the password file
        !             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.  The 
        !            13: .I vi
        !            14: editor will be used unless the environment variable EDITOR indicates
        !            15: an alternate editor.  
        !            16: .I Vipw
        !            17: performs a number of consistency checks on the password entry for
        !            18: .IR root ,
        !            19: and will not allow a password file with a ``mangled'' root entry
        !            20: to be installed.
        !            21: .SH SEE ALSO
        !            22: chfn(1), chsh(1), passwd(1), passwd(5)
        !            23: .SH FILES
        !            24: /etc/ptmp

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