From 5fd83771641d15c418f747bd343ba6738d3875f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cameron Katri Date: Sun, 9 May 2021 14:20:58 -0400 Subject: Import macOS userland adv_cmds-176 basic_cmds-55 bootstrap_cmds-116.100.1 developer_cmds-66 diskdev_cmds-667.40.1 doc_cmds-53.60.1 file_cmds-321.40.3 mail_cmds-35 misc_cmds-34 network_cmds-606.40.1 patch_cmds-17 remote_cmds-63 shell_cmds-216.60.1 system_cmds-880.60.2 text_cmds-106 --- system_cmds/vipw.tproj/vipw.8 | 92 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 92 insertions(+) create mode 100644 system_cmds/vipw.tproj/vipw.8 (limited to 'system_cmds/vipw.tproj/vipw.8') diff --git a/system_cmds/vipw.tproj/vipw.8 b/system_cmds/vipw.tproj/vipw.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dd8fa37 --- /dev/null +++ b/system_cmds/vipw.tproj/vipw.8 @@ -0,0 +1,92 @@ +.\" 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. +.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software +.\" must display the following acknowledgement: +.\" This product includes software developed by the University of +.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors. +.\" 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 +.\" +.Dd June 6, 1993 +.Dt VIPW 8 +.Os BSD 4 +.Sh NAME +.Nm vipw +.Nd edit the password file +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm vipw +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Nm Vipw +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 +will ask you +to try again later. The default editor for +.Nm vipw +is +.Xr vi 1 . +.Pp +.Nm Vipw +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 +rejects the new password file, the user is prompted to re-enter +the edit session. +.Pp +Once the information has been verified, +.Nm vipw +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 vipw : +.Bl -tag -width EDITOR +.It Ev EDITOR +The editor specified by the string +.Ev EDITOR +will be invoked instead of the default editor +.Xr vi 1 . +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr chpass 1 , +.Xr passwd 1 , +.Xr passwd 5 , +.Xr pwd_mkdb 8 +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm +command appeared in +.Bx 4.0 . -- cgit v1.2.3-56-ge451