Chuck:
Is there a problem with "vi" in etc/passwd as in text mode that is the
editor I have always used with no problem. I would copy my passwd file to a
.bak file first to be sure but I noticed the system produces it's own back
file /etc/passwd-
so I have something to fall back on in case I screw up..
Eddie Strohmier
Bonwell Globalnet
www.bonwell.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Chuck Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 2:21 AM
Subject: Editing /etc/passwd
> Hi there,
>
> A quick question that I probably should have answered myself by now.
>
> Which command line tools should I use to modify the information in
> /etc/passwd? Like people's shell etc. On FreeBSD I used to use chpass or
> something similar (it's a while since I used it) which allowed safe
> editing of users' options. But when Linux didn't have that particular
> command I've just been vi-ing /etc/passwd directly.
>
> Thanks for your time,
> Chuck
>
>
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