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description: This command allows to edit some designated files (`/etc/passwd`, `/etc/group`, `/etc/shadow` and `/etc/gshadow`) safely by spawning the default editor (falling back to [`vim`](/gtfobins/vim/), other functions may apply). Despite requiring superuser privileges to run, the editor is executed as the unprivileged user when run as SUID or with `sudo`.
functions:
  suid:
    - code: ./vipw
  sudo:
    - code: sudo vipw
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