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From: dag@fciva.FRANKLIN.COM (Daniel A. Graifer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.bugs.sys5
Subject: Dangers of vi & passwd (Was Re: SVR3 passwd changes mode of passwd file)
Summary: vi is not a multiuser Database Manager
Keywords: passwd vi vipw
Message-ID: <426@fciva.FRANKLIN.COM>
Date: 27 Sep 88 16:35:53 GMT
References: <3394@dunkshot.mips.COM> <1235@cbnews.ATT.COM> <423@fciva.FRANKLIN.COM> <444@stiatl.UUCP>
Reply-To: dag@fciva.UUCP (Daniel A. Graifer)
Organization: Franklin Capital Investments, Inc. McLean, Va.
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This is a summary of the responses I received when I asked "why shouldn't
I use vi to edit /etc/passwd?"

The reason is simple: I load up the file with vi.  Someone else issues a
passwd command to change their passwd.  I save my changes.  Poor someone
else looses out.  I guess I should have thought of that! :-)  Thanks
much to all of you who mailed or posted responses.

	-Dan

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