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From: "Chris Harper" <clh@sonnet.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: changing a passwd entry
Date: 2 Mar 1997 17:38:13 GMT
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I need to be able to change the home directory of a user from within a
script, but the seems to be no equivalent within BSDI od the Unixware
usermod command. Can anyone tell me if I am wrong & if I an not how I can
overcome this limitation.

regards
Chris Harper