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diff --git a/static/v10/man8/vipw.8 b/static/v10/man8/vipw.8 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..05f46458 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/v10/man8/vipw.8 @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +.TH VIPW 8 +.UC 4 +.SH NAME +vipw \- edit the password file with vi +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B vipw +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I 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 +.SH SEE ALSO +chfn(1), chsh(1), passwd(1), passwd(5), adduser(8) +.SH FILES +/etc/vipw.lock +.SH BUGS +.I Vipw +does not remove the vipw.lock file; this is not a bug, but people tend +to think it is. +.PP +No one deals with left-over /etc/ptmp (the real lock) files after a system +crash. |