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Date:      Tue, 29 Oct 1996 03:10:17 +0100 (MET)
From:      Robert Eckardt <roberte@mep.ruhr-uni-bochum.de>
To:        maynardm@poboxes.com
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Changing user info
Message-ID:  <199610290210.DAA02038@ghost.mep.ruhr-uni-bochum.de>
In-Reply-To: <199610282356.PAA26100@sprynet.com> from W Mark Maynard II at "28. Oct. 96 18:52:44"

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> I recently install FreeBSD 2.1.5, and I am now trying to change the default
> set up for the root user (i.e. it is still calling root "Charlie Root", and
> still has root using /bin/csh). I have changed the info in /etc/passwd,
> however, this did not work. What should I do?

Use vipw (as for editing any other user) !
Also see vipw(8).

Robert

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