Re: vipw does not work with some editors

[Bernhard Voelker <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 07/30/2012 11:20 PM, Mantas M. wrote:
> Some editors, such as Vim with 'writebackup' mode enabled, use "atomic
> save" in which the old file is deleted and a new one with the same name
> created in its place.

Why's that "atomic"?
I see a race in between the unlink and the creat call.
I'd tend to consider such editor mode "unlucky" for use with vipw.

Have a nice day,
Berny

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