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diff --git a/usr.sbin/vipw/vipw.8 b/usr.sbin/vipw/vipw.8 deleted file mode 100644 index 7162baa..0000000 --- a/usr.sbin/vipw/vipw.8 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,119 +0,0 @@ -.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993 -.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. -.\" -.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without -.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions -.\" are met: -.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright -.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. -.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright -.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the -.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. -.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors -.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software -.\" without specific prior written permission. -.\" -.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND -.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE -.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE -.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE -.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL -.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS -.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) -.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT -.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY -.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF -.\" SUCH DAMAGE. -.\" -.\" @(#)vipw.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93 -.\" $FreeBSD$ -.\" -.Dd June 6, 1993 -.Dt VIPW 8 -.Os -.Sh NAME -.Nm vipw -.Nd edit the password file -.Sh SYNOPSIS -.Nm -.Op Fl d Ar directory -.Sh DESCRIPTION -The -.Nm -utility 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 -will ask you -to try again later. -The default editor for -.Nm -is -.Xr vi 1 . -.Pp -When run without options, -.Nm -will work with the password files in -.Pa /etc . -The -.Fl d -option may be used to specify an alternative -.Ar directory -to work with. -.Pp -The -.Nm -utility 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 -rejects the new password file, the user is prompted to re-enter -the edit session. -.Pp -Once the information has been verified, -.Nm -uses -.Xr pwd_mkdb 8 -to update the user database. -This is run in the background, and, -at very large sites could take several minutes. -Until this update -is completed, the password file is unavailable for other updates -and the new information is not available to programs. -.Sh ENVIRONMENT -If the following environment variable exists it will be utilized by -.Nm : -.Bl -tag -width PW_SCAN_BIG_IDS -.It Ev EDITOR -The editor specified by the string -.Ev EDITOR -will be invoked instead of the default editor -.Xr vi 1 . -This can be used to allow a script to non-interactively modify the -password file. -.It Ev PW_SCAN_BIG_IDS -See -.Xr pwd_mkdb 8 . -.El -.Sh SEE ALSO -.Xr chpass 1 , -.Xr passwd 1 , -.Xr passwd 5 , -.Xr adduser 8 , -.Xr pw 8 , -.Xr pwd_mkdb 8 -.Sh HISTORY -The -.Nm -utility appeared in -.Bx 4.0 . -.Sh BUGS -The mechanism for checking for password file modifications requires that -.Ev EDITOR -run for at least one second. -Non-interactive editor scripts should invoke -.Xr sleep 1 -or equivalent to ensure this happens. |