X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fvipw.8.xml;h=810ef5972103df685781cf9c581d5cd541622cd9;hb=HEAD;hp=084ad9822e35262464ce31857263afd457e0b192;hpb=8451bed8b06d905b851ecdfcb5a9f8903267f7c6;p=shadow diff --git a/man/vipw.8.xml b/man/vipw.8.xml index 084ad982..810ef597 100644 --- a/man/vipw.8.xml +++ b/man/vipw.8.xml @@ -1,38 +1,95 @@ - + + + +]> - + - 26 Sep 1997 + + Marek + Michałkiewicz + Creation, 1997 + + + Thomas + Kłoczko + kloczek@pld.org.pl + shadow-utils maintainer, 2000 - 2007 + + + Nicolas + François + nicolas.francois@centraliens.net + shadow-utils maintainer, 2007 - now + vipw 8 - 26 Sep 1997 + System Management Commands + shadow-utils + &SHADOW_UTILS_VERSION; vipw vigr - edit the password, group, shadow-password or shadow-group file. + edit the password, group, shadow-password or shadow-group file - vipw-s + vipw + + options + - vigr-s + vigr + + options + DESCRIPTION - vipw and vigr will edit the - files /etc/passwd and + The vipw and vigr commands edits + the files /etc/passwd and /etc/group, respectively. With the flag, they will edit the shadow versions of those files, /etc/shadow and @@ -40,21 +97,151 @@ the appropriate locks to prevent file corruption. When looking for an editor, the programs will first try the environment variable $VISUAL, then the environment variable - $EDITOR, and finally the default editor, + $EDITOR, and finally the default editor, vi 1. + + OPTIONS + + The options which apply to the vipw and + vigr commands are: + + + + , + + Edit group database. + + + + , + + Display help message and exit. + + + + , + + Edit passwd database. + + + + , + + Quiet mode. + + + + + ,  CHROOT_DIR + + + + Apply changes in the CHROOT_DIR + directory and use the configuration files from the + CHROOT_DIR directory. + + + + + , + + Edit shadow or gshadow database. + + + + , + + Indicates which user's tcb shadow file to edit. + + + + + + + CONFIGURATION + + The following configuration variables in + /etc/login.defs change the behavior of this + tool: + + + &USE_TCB; + + + + + ENVIRONMENT + + + + + Editor to be used. + + + + + + Editor to be used if is not set. + + + + + + + FILES + + + /etc/group + + Group account information. + + + + /etc/gshadow + + Secure group account information. + + + + /etc/passwd + + User account information. + + + + /etc/shadow + + Secure user account information. + + + + + SEE ALSO + + vi1 + , group5 , + + gshadow5 + + + login.defs5 + , passwd5 , + + tcb5 + , shadow5 .