Package shadow-utils: Information

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

Binary package: shadow-utils
Version: 4.13-alt4
Architecture: x86_64
Build time:  May 18, 2023, 11:17 AM in the task #320364
Source package: shadow
Category: System/Base
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Summary: Utilities for managing shadow password files and user/group accounts
Description: 
This package includes utilities for managing shadow password files and
user/group accounts:
+ useradd: creates a new user or updates default new user information;
+ userdel: deletes a user account and related files;
+ usermod: modifies a user account;
+ groupadd: creates a new group;
+ groupdel: deletes a group;
+ groupmod: modifies a group;
+ newusers: updates and creates new users in batch;
+ chpasswd: updates password file in batch.

Maintainer: Nikolay Burykin


Last changed


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.
April 11, 2023 Mikhail Efremov 1:4.13-alt2
- Added libsubid subpackage.
- Dropped disabled libshadow* subpackages.