Name
vipw, vigr - edit the password, group, shadow-password or shadow-group fileSynopsis
vipw [options]
vigr [options]
Description
The vipw and vigr commands edit 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.
-R, --root\ \&CHROOT_DIR Apply changes in the CHROOT_DIR directory and use the configuration files from the CHROOT_DIR directory. Only absolute paths are supported.
-s, --shadow Edit shadow or gshadow database.
Environment
VISUAL Editor to be used.
EDITOR Editor to be used if VISUAL 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
vi(1), group(5), gshadow(5) , passwd(5), , shadow(5).