Package shadow-convert: Information

  • Default inline alert: Version in the repository: 4.15.1-alt1

Binary package: shadow-convert
Version: 4.13-alt5
Architecture: x86_64
Build time:  May 18, 2023, 08:15 PM in the task #321172
Source package: shadow
Category: System/Base
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Summary: Utilities for convertion to and from shadow passwords and groups
Description: 
This package includes utilities for convertion to and from shadow passwords
and groups:
+ pwconv: creates shadow from passwd and an optionally existing shadow;
+ pwunconv: creates passwd from passwd and shadow and then removes shadow;
+ grpconv: creates gshadow from group and an optionally existing gshadow;
+ grpunconv: creates group from group and gshadow and then removes gshadow.

Maintainer: Mikhail Efremov


Last changed


May 18, 2023 Mikhail Efremov 1:4.13-alt5
- libsubid: Link against libpam_userpass.
- valid_field: Always reject control characters (fixes: CVE-2023-29383).
May 4, 2023 Nikolay Burykin 1:4.13-alt4
- Changed control scripts for newuidmap/newgidmap:
  + Replaced the SUID Bit with POSIX Capabilities in all the
    configuration mode.
  + A new mode ("podmanonly") was added.
April 25, 2023 Mikhail Efremov 1:4.13-alt3
- Keep old login.defs when UID_MIN/GID_MIN changed.
- Increase default UID_MIN/GID_MIN to 1000.
- remove_tree: Allow a symlink as root if it shouldn't be removed.