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From: nk233514@cisunx.UUCP (Deus)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Passwords in /etc/group
Message-ID: <3671@cisunx.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 1-Jul-87 16:22:29 EDT
Article-I.D.: cisunx.3671
Posted: Wed Jul  1 16:22:29 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 5-Jul-87 20:35:17 EDT
References: <5740010@hpfcdc.HP.COM> <207@macom1.UUCP>
Reply-To: nk233514@cisunx.UUCP (Deus)
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, Comp & Info Sys
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Summary: use vipw not vi on /etc/passwd

In article <207@macom1.UUCP> michael@macom1.UUCP (Michael Mullins) writes:
[ Some other stuff ]
>
>Once the password is assigned, I "vi /etc/passwd" and yank the password 
>field, then change the field back to "**NO WAY**, then ":e /etc/group"
>(edit new file) move to the password field of the group in question and use
>the put function of vi. At this point, the password you assigned earlier is now
>in affect for that group.
>
[ More Stuff ]

One thing I'd like to pas along i to use vipw, not vi, to edit the passwd
file.

IF for some reason, you make a small mistake in vi, and corrupt the password
file - vi will not catch it, but vipw will.

vipw could save alot of trouble !

Deus