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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/vipw')
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/vipw/vipw.8 | 15 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/vipw/vipw.8 b/usr.sbin/vipw/vipw.8 index 79ea2cc0605..9df7ef250f8 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/vipw/vipw.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/vipw/vipw.8 @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +.\" $OpenBSD: vipw.8,v 1.3 1999/03/12 15:33:58 aaron Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: vipw.8,v 1.4 1995/01/20 19:19:56 mycroft Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993 @@ -40,32 +41,32 @@ .Nm vipw .Nd edit the password file .Sh SYNOPSIS -.Nm vipw +.Nm .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Vipw +.Nm 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, -.Nm vipw +.Nm will ask you to try again later. The default editor for -.Nm vipw +.Nm is .Xr vi 1 . .Pp -.Nm Vipw +.Nm performs a number of consistency checks on the password entries, and will not allow a password file with a .Dq mangled entry to be installed. If -.Nm vipw +.Nm rejects the new password file, the user is prompted to re-enter the edit session. .Pp Once the information has been verified, -.Nm vipw +.Nm uses .Xr pwd_mkdb 8 to update the user database. This is run in the background, and, |