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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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