vipw(8)

NAME
vipw,vigr - edit the password, group or shadow file

SYNOPSIS
vipw [-g|-p|-s]
vigr [-g|-p|-s]

DESCRIPTION
vipw/vigr edits the passwd,group or shadow file after setting the appropriate locks to prevent file corruption. vipw edits per default the /etc/passwd file, vigr the /etc/group file. Extended attributes (like ACLs or security attributes) are preserved.

ENVIRONMENT

EDITOR
    If the environment variable exists, the editor specified by this variable is used instead of the default vi(1).

OPTIONS

-g, --group
    Edit /etc/group.

-p, --passwd
    Edit /etc/passwd.

-s, --shadow
    Edit /etc/shadow.

-u, --usage
    Print a usage message and exit.

--help
    Print a more verbose help text and exit.

Print version information and exit.

FILES
/etc/group - group account information
/etc/passwd - user account information
/etc/shadow - shadow account information

SEE ALSO
attr(5), passwd(1), passwd(5), shadow(5), vi(1)

AUTHOR
Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>