Ted Lemon sez:
/*
 * > > perhaps just change chfn to acquire the lock after it knows it has
 * > > stuff to change?
 * > 
 * > Sounds pretty good to me, unless there are some complications I can't
 * > see right now.
 * 
 * This doesn't work because somebody could make conflicting changes.

This is why vipw holds the lock and chsh/chfn/passwd don't.

Or shouldn't.

 * 
 * 			       _MelloN_
 */





				--*greywolf;
--
Theorem #1:  There are several ways to create a quantum black hole.
    - Butter a piece of bread and tie it, buttered side up, to a cat's back.
    - Launder any number of matched pairs of socks.
    - Divide by zero.  Someone will disappear.  It might be your lucky day.