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227814Smsmithpw is a command-line driven passwd/group editor utility that provides
326004Smsmithan easy and safe means of modifying of any/all fields in the system
426004Smsmithpassword files, and has an add, modify and delete mode for user and
526004Smsmithgroup records. Command line options have been fashioned to be similar
626004Smsmithto those used by the Sun/shadow commands: useradd, usermod, userdel,
726004Smsmithgroupadd, groupmod, groupdel, but combines all operations within the
826004Smsmithsingle command `pw'.
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1026004SmsmithUser add mode also provides a means of easily setting system useradd
1126004Smsmithdefaults (see pw.conf.5), so that adding a user is as easy as issuing
1226004Smsmiththe command "pw useradd <loginid>". Creation of a unique primary
1327814Smsmithgroup for each user and automatic memberhip in secondary groups
1427814Smsmithis fully supported.
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1627814SmsmithThis program may be FreeBSD specific, but should be trivial to port to
1727814Smsmithother bsd4.4 variants.
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1926004SmsmithAuthor and maintainer: David L. Nugent, <davidn@blaze.net.au>
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