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From: wisner@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Bill Wisner)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.bugs.sys5
Subject: Re: Dangers of vi & passwd (Was Re: SVR3 passwd changes mode of passwd file)
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Date: 1 Oct 88 01:19:29 GMT
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Reply-To: wisner@killer.Dallas.TX.US (Bill Wisner)
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>On the other hand, having more than 1 person with responsibility to
>maintain /etc/passwd simultaneously is something I avoid anyway.

This is not the point.

There is a user program, passwd, that could modify the passwd file
while you are editing it. This is the point.

>Is there a vigr for /etc/group? I never saw 1...

No, but one isn't needed. There is NOT a user program that could
modify the group file while you are editing it.