10.76.4. Contents of Shadow
Short Descriptions
Used to change the maximum number of days between obligatory password changes | |
Used to change a user's full name and other information | |
Used to update group passwords in batch mode | |
Used to update the passwords of an entire series of user accounts | |
Used to change a user's default login shell | |
Checks and enforces the current password expiration policy | |
Is used to examine the log of login failures, to set a maximum number of failures before an account is blocked, or to reset the failure count | |
Is used to add and delete members and administrators to groups | |
Creates a group with the given name | |
Deletes the group with the given name | |
Allows a user to administer his/her own group membership list without the requirement of superuser privileges | |
Is used to modify the given group's name or GID | |
Verifies the integrity of the group files
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Creates or updates the shadow group file from the normal group file | |
Updates | |
Reports the most recent login of all users or of a given user | |
Is used by the system to let users sign on | |
Is a daemon used to enforce restrictions on log-on time and ports | |
Is used to change the current GID during a login session | |
Is used to create or update an entire series of user accounts | |
Displays a message that an account is not available. Designed to be used as the default shell for accounts that have been disabled | |
Is used to change the password for a user or group account | |
Verifies the integrity of the password files
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Creates or updates the shadow password file from the normal password file | |
Updates | |
Executes a given command while the user's GID is set to that of the given group | |
Runs a shell with substitute user and group IDs | |
Creates a new user with the given name, or updates the default new-user information | |
Deletes the given user account | |
Is used to modify the given user's login name, User Identification (UID), shell, initial group, home directory, etc. | |
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