File Editing

[pucho]

If a file is owned by root, can it be edited by a program other than vi?
Any clues appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[Pyrates]

Sure, as long as the program is started by root (or setuid, but that's a security hazard). Check out nano, that's a great one

Or what do you mean? Like in "vipw"? Try "export EDITOR=<editorname>", than another editor than vi is used...

Cheers
Philipp