diff --git a/usr.sbin/pw/pw.h b/usr.sbin/pw/pw.h
--- a/usr.sbin/pw/pw.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/pw/pw.h
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@
 
 enum _mode
 {
-        M_ADD,
-        M_DELETE,
-        M_UPDATE,
-        M_PRINT,
+	M_ADD,
+	M_DELETE,
+	M_MODIFY,
+	M_SHOW,
 	M_NEXT,
 	M_LOCK,
 	M_UNLOCK,
-        M_NUM
+	M_NUM
 };
 
 enum _passmode
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@
 
 enum _which
 {
-        W_USER,
-        W_GROUP,
-        W_NUM
+	W_USER,
+	W_GROUP,
+	W_NUM
 };
 
-#define	_DEF_DIRMODE	(S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO)
-#define	_PW_CONF	"pw.conf"
+#define _DEF_DIRMODE	(S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO)
+#define _PW_CONF	"pw.conf"
 #define _UC_MAXLINE	1024
 #define _UC_MAXSHELLS	32
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pw/pw_group.c b/usr.sbin/pw/pw_group.c
--- a/usr.sbin/pw/pw_group.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pw/pw_group.c
@@ -697,11 +697,11 @@
 	if ((grp = GETGRNAM(name)) == NULL)
 		errx(EX_SOFTWARE, "group disappeared during update");
 
-	pw_log(cnf, M_UPDATE, W_GROUP, "%s(%ju)", grp->gr_name,
+	pw_log(cnf, M_MODIFY, W_GROUP, "%s(%ju)", grp->gr_name,
 	    (uintmax_t)grp->gr_gid);
 
 	if (nis && nis_update() == 0)
-		pw_log(cnf, M_UPDATE, W_GROUP, "NIS maps updated");
+		pw_log(cnf, M_MODIFY, W_GROUP, "NIS maps updated");
 
 	return (EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pw/pw_user.c b/usr.sbin/pw/pw_user.c
--- a/usr.sbin/pw/pw_user.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pw/pw_user.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 
 	copymkdir(conf.rootfd, pwd->pw_dir, skelfd, homemode, pwd->pw_uid,
 	    pwd->pw_gid, 0);
-	pw_log(cnf, update ? M_UPDATE : M_ADD, W_USER, "%s(%ju) home %s made",
+	pw_log(cnf, update ? M_MODIFY : M_ADD, W_USER, "%s(%ju) home %s made",
 	    pwd->pw_name, (uintmax_t)pwd->pw_uid, pwd->pw_dir);
 }
 
@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@
 	if (pwd == NULL)
 		errx(EX_NOUSER, "user '%s' disappeared during update", name);
 	grp = GETGRGID(pwd->pw_gid);
-	pw_log(cnf, M_UPDATE, W_USER, "%s(%ju):%s(%ju):%s:%s:%s",
+	pw_log(cnf, M_MODIFY, W_USER, "%s(%ju):%s(%ju):%s:%s:%s",
 	    pwd->pw_name, (uintmax_t)pwd->pw_uid,
 	    grp ? grp->gr_name : "unknown",
 	    (uintmax_t)(grp ? grp->gr_gid : (uid_t)-1),
@@ -1808,7 +1808,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (nis && nis_update() == 0)
-		pw_log(cnf, M_UPDATE, W_USER, "NIS maps updated");
+		pw_log(cnf, M_MODIFY, W_USER, "NIS maps updated");
 
 	return (EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }