Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 02:05:29 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> To: Efren Bravo <efrenba@dhl.co.cu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: passwd file corrupted Message-ID: <43454B49.3000703@meijome.net> In-Reply-To: <WorldClient-F200510061100.AA00070010@dhl.co.cu> References: <WorldClient-F200510061100.AA00070010@dhl.co.cu>
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Efren Bravo wrote: > On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 10:31:32AM -0500, Efren Bravo wrote: > >>How can I check /etc/passwd file integrity because I think it is >>corrupted. When I try to execute vipw efrenba or root it doesn't works. > > >>Can you explain how vipw 'doesn't work'? What does it say? Is your >>$EDITOR variable set correctly? > > > #vipw root returns-> usage: vipw [-d directory] > and ... > #vipw -d /etc root returns the same > and ... > #vipw root -d /etc the same > > #echo $EDITOR > vi how about just 'vipw' ?
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