VIPW(8)			  System Management Commands		       VIPW(8)



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

SYNOPSIS
       vipw [options]

       vigr [options]

DESCRIPTION
       The vipw and vigr commands edits the files /etc/passwd and /etc/group,
       respectively. With the -s flag, they will edit the shadow versions of
       those files, /etc/shadow and /etc/gshadow, respectively. The programs
       will set 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, vi(1).

OPTIONS
       The options which apply to the vipw and vigr commands are:

       -g, --group
	   Edit group database.

       -h, --help
	   Display help message and exit.

       -p, --passwd
	   Edit passwd database.

       -q, --quiet
	   Quiet mode.

       -s, --shadow
	   Edit shadow or gshadow database.

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
       vi(1), group(5), gshadow(5) passwd(5), shadow(5).



System Management Commands	  07/24/2009			       VIPW(8)