At 4:33 PM -0500 9/3/98, Michael G. Schabert wrote:
>>Basically, to modify the password file, run "vipw" and use vi commands to
>>edit the file and then exit.  vipw basically edits /etc/master.passwd with
>>vi, and runs pwd_mkdb upon quitting vi to rebuild the database and
>>/etc/passwd.
>>
>>Alternatively, you can edit /etc/master.passwd with your favorite text
>>editor and then run /usr/sbin/pwd_mkdb
>
>This last sentence is unnecessary, as "vipw" takes the editor envir
>variable. So, if you have your standard editor set up as "pico", then vipw
>will actually fire up pico on the master.passwd file.

Oh yeah. I forgot. I'm so used to using vi. :)

  - a