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change in /etc/passwd

Hi All,
Can any one tell me how can i make changes in /etc/passwd file ?
Is it right way to make changes with "vi" command in solaris ?
Or
Is there any other procedure or command like for LOCKING a user "passwd -l username".

Regards,
-Ali S
Aug 3 '07 #1
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bartonc
6,596 Expert 4TB
Hi All,
Can any one tell me how can i make changes in /etc/passwd file ?
Is it right way to make changes with "vi" command in solaris ?
Or
Is there any other procedure or command like for LOCKING a user "passwd -l username".

Regards,
-Ali S
Hi Ali. You may be better served by posting in the Linux/Unix/BSD Forum.

Hope that helps.
Aug 3 '07 #2
numberwhun
3,509 Expert Mod 2GB
Hi All,
Can any one tell me how can i make changes in /etc/passwd file ?
Is it right way to make changes with "vi" command in solaris ?
Or
Is there any other procedure or command like for LOCKING a user "passwd -l username".

Regards,
-Ali S
One of the first rules of administration in *nix is you DO NOT edit the /etc/passwd file. Commonly these days, it is shadowed and editing it directly is a very bad thing.

Depending on your version of *nix, you will want to fire up one of the user administration tools that come with your distribution.

Regards,

Jeff
Aug 4 '07 #3

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