> -----Original Message----- > From: the...@sys-concept.com <the...@sys-concept.com> > Sent: Monday, January 11, 2021 05:07 > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] resizing and moving home directory to new > partition on same drive > > Can I use "nano" to edit /etc/password file all I need to change is the > user:x:1000:1000::/home/user:/bin/bash > > to: > user:x:1000:1000::/mnt/home/user:/bin/bash > > Or I need to use: "vipw -s"
I've always used vi for those, but only because I did not know there was a dedicated command! Anyway, these look like wrappers that set a lock and then invoke your editor. I suppose that in a single user, single admin environment it does not make much difference using nano vs vipw. BTW I don't think you'd need -s with vipw, the shadow file only contains password-related info which you do not want to change. raffaele
