Package shadow-utils: Information

    Binary package: shadow-utils
    Version: 4.0.4.1-alt9
    Architecture: i586
    Build time:  Apr 23, 2008, 04:01 AM
    Source package: shadow
    Category: System/Base
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    License: BSD-style
    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: Dmitry V. Levin


    Last changed


    April 22, 2008 Dmitry V. Levin 1:4.0.4.1-alt9
    - def_load: Silence complains about missing /etc/login.defs file.
    March 21, 2008 Grigory Batalov 1:4.0.4.1-alt8.1
    - Include local system-auth-use_first_pass into chpasswd-newusers
      PAM config as it doesn't work with ldap one (#15003).
    Jan. 20, 2008 Dmitry V. Levin 1:4.0.4.1-alt8
    - useradd: Remove tcb user dir in case of abnormal program completion (#14091).
    - Fixed a few manpage typos (#12230).
    - Fixed build with new autotools.