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VIPW(8)			  BSD System Manager's Manual		       VIPW(8)

NAME
     vipw - edit the password file

SYNOPSIS
     vipw

DESCRIPTION
     Vipw edits the password file after setting the appropriate locks, and
     does any necessary processing after the password file is unlocked.	 If
     the password file is already locked for editing by another user, vipw
     will ask you to try again later. The default editor for vipw is vi(1).

     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.

ENVIRONMENT
     If the following environment variable exists it will be utilized by vipw:

     EDITOR  The editor specified by the string EDITOR will be invoked instead
	     of the default editor vi(1).

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

HISTORY
     The vipw command appeared in 4.0BSD.

4th Berkeley Distribution	 June 6, 1993				     1
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