VIPW(8,C) AIX Commands Reference VIPW(8,C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- vipw PURPOSE Edits the password file. SYNTAX vipw ---| DESCRIPTION The vipw command 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, you are told to try again later. The vi editor is used unless the environment variable EDITOR indicates an alternate editor. If it cannot find vi, it tries to find the ed editor. The user is notified that ed is used and what the command is to get out of ed. The vipw command performs consistency checks on the password entry for root and does not allow a password file with an incorrect root entry to be installed. Only ASCII characters can be entered in the password file. Note: If you modify the /etc/passwd file using any method other than the approved list of ways that already are known, you must run mkpasswd command to rebuild the hashed data base files. See mkpasswd command for related information. Note: User IDs should be lower case only. FILES /etc/ptmp /etc/passwd /etc/passwd.pag /etc/passwd.dir RELATED INFORMATION See the following commands: "passwd, chfn, chsh," "adduser, users," and "mkpasswd." Processed April 23, 1992 VIPW(8,C) 1