Peter Jay Salzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > begin: Ehrhart, Jay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> quote > > I have an Intergate box running BSD Unix. I want to administer the user > > accounts. What is the command to let me see the user accounts > > vi /etc/passwd :)
That will work, but it should not be used to change entries. Use vipw to change the password file. Since he only wants to see the list of users, `view` or `less /etc/password` fits better. Here's the FreeBSD man page on vipw: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=vipw&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+4.4-stable&format=html Why use vipw? vi does not lock the password file, and other superusers may edit and corrupt your password file concurrently. If it's just you, there's no worry, but it's a good habit to be in if you ever do admin work with others. -Ricardo
