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VIPW(8)								       VIPW(8)

NAME
       vipw - edit the password file

SYNOPSIS
       vipw

DESCRIPTION
       Vipw  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 to try
       again later.  The vi editor will be used unless the  environment	 vari‐
       able EDITOR indicates an alternate editor.

       Vipw  performs  a number of consistency checks on the password entries,
       and will not allow a password file  with	 a  ``mangled''	 entry	to  be
       installed.  If vipw rejects the new password file, the user is prompted
       to re-enter the edit session.

       Once the information has been verified, vipw uses mkpasswd(8) to update
       the  user  database.  This is run in the background, and, at very large
       sites could take several minutes.  Until this update is completed,  the
       password	 file is unavailable for other updates and the new information
       will not be available to programs.

SEE ALSO
       chpass(1), passwd(1), passwd(5), adduser(8), mkpasswd(8)

4th Berkeley Distribution	 June 24, 1990			       VIPW(8)

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