Package shadow: Information

    Source package: shadow
    Version: 4.19.4-alt1
    Latest version according to Repology
    Build time:  Mar 5, 2026, 10:24 PM in the task #410126
    Category: System/Base
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    Summary: Utilities for managing shadow password files and user/group accounts
    Description: 
    This package includes the tools necessary for manipulating local user and
    group databases. It supports both traditional and tcb shadow password files.

    List of RPM packages built from this SRPM:
    libsubid-devel (x86_64, i586, aarch64)
    libsubid5 (x86_64, i586, aarch64)
    libsubid5-debuginfo (x86_64, i586, aarch64)
    shadow-change (x86_64, i586, aarch64)
    shadow-change-debuginfo (x86_64, i586, aarch64)
    shadow-check (x86_64, i586, aarch64)
    shadow-check-debuginfo (x86_64, i586, aarch64)
    shadow-convert (x86_64, i586, aarch64)
    shadow-convert-debuginfo (x86_64, i586, aarch64)
    shadow-edit (x86_64, i586, aarch64)
    shadow-edit-debuginfo (x86_64, i586, aarch64)
    shadow-groups (x86_64, i586, aarch64)
    shadow-groups-debuginfo (x86_64, i586, aarch64)
    shadow-log (x86_64, i586, aarch64)
    shadow-log-debuginfo (x86_64, i586, aarch64)
    shadow-submap (x86_64, i586, aarch64)
    shadow-submap-debuginfo (x86_64, i586, aarch64)
    shadow-suite (noarch)
    shadow-utils (x86_64, i586, aarch64)
    shadow-utils-debuginfo (x86_64, i586, aarch64)

    Maintainer: Mikhail Efremov



      1. libcrypt-devel >= 4.0.1-alt1
      2. libaudit-devel
      3. libpam-devel
      4. libselinux-devel
      5. libsemanage-devel
      6. rpm-build >= 4.0.4-alt10
      7. xsltproc
      8. libtcb-devel
      9. docbook-dtds
      10. docbook-style-xsl
      11. mktemp >= 1:1.3.1
      12. pam_userpass-devel

    Last changed


    March 5, 2026 Mikhail Efremov 1:4.19.4-alt1
    - Disabled account-tools-setuid build option.
    - Updated to 4.19.4.
    Jan. 21, 2026 Mikhail Efremov 1:4.19.2-alt1
    - Updated to 4.19.2.
    Jan. 19, 2026 Mikhail Efremov 1:4.19.0-alt1
    - useradd: Fix fail_exit() calls.
    - chpasswd,newusers: Add process_selinux argument to some functions.
    - chage: Fix fail_exit(),check_perms() and close_files().
    - Explicitly disabled logind.
    - lib/chkname.c: More strict check for user name.
    - vipw: Use strerrno().
    - remove_tcbdir: Use strerrno().
    - Updated to 4.19.0.