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From: Shantanu <freebsd@dhumketu.cjb.net>
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+++ Lowell Gilbert [freebsd] [23-08-04 17:19 -0400]:
| Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> writes:
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| > I've always thought it was a bad idea to edit the passwd and groups
| > file directly, because the dbs don't get built that way.
| 
| There is no database for the groups file, so people worry less about it.

and for /etc/passwd use 'vipw' :)

Shantanu