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1.1       root        1: .TH VIPW 8
                      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.

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