Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 04:04:44 -0700 (PDT) From: "Bryan K. Ogawa" <bkogawa@primenet.com> To: dima@zwb.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, djv@bedford.net Subject: Re: renaming of usernames and homedirectories Message-ID: <199805141104.EAA02243@foo.primenet.com> References: <8951348360297150000> <199805140208.WAA23438@nwalme.pair.com>
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In localhost.freebsd.questions you write: >much different interface. The master.passwd file format is the same as >AT7T UNIX Version 1, so I can login as root to any UNIX system, and be >familiar with the file. Using vipw, which I haven't heard of until today, >it would probably be alot different from System V, OpenBSD, Solaris, ... Running vipw is basically the same as running (in csh) umask 022 cp /etc/master.passwd /etc/magic-temporary-name $EDITOR /etc/magic-temporary-name pwd_mkdb /etc/magic-temporary-name So, I don't think that it would look different to you. You edit the same way (and if you don't like vi, just change $EDITOR and use jed or emacs) , but you don't have to run pwd_mkdb, and those irritating races are all locked out, and if you abort, it doesn't run pwd_mkdb. Really, vipw is a good thing. -- bryan k ogawa <bkogawa@primenet.com> http://www.primenet.com/~bkogawa/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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