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authorManuel Canales Esparcia <manuel@linuxfromscratch.org>2004-05-17 21:55:01 +0000
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@@ -140,152 +140,297 @@ any group passwords with the <command>gpasswd</command> command.</para>
</sect2>
-<sect2 id="contents-shadow"><title>Contents of Shadow</title>
+<sect2 id="contents-shadow" role="content"><title>Contents of Shadow</title>
-<para><emphasis>Installed programs</emphasis>: chage, chfn, chpasswd, chsh,
-dpasswd, expiry, faillog, gpasswd, groupadd, groupdel, groupmod, groups, grpck,
-grpconv, grpunconv, lastlog, login, logoutd, mkpasswd, newgrp, newusers,
-passwd, pwck, pwconv, pwunconv, sg (link to newgrp), useradd, userdel, usermod,
-vigr (link to vipw) and vipw</para>
-
-</sect2>
+<segmentedlist>
+<segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
+<seglistitem><seg>chage, chfn, chpasswd, chsh, dpasswd, expiry, faillog,
+gpasswd, groupadd, groupdel, groupmod, groups, grpck, grpconv, grpunconv,
+lastlog, login, logoutd, mkpasswd, newgrp, newusers, passwd, pwck, pwconv,
+pwunconv, sg (link to newgrp), useradd, userdel, usermod, vigr (link to vipw) and
+vipw</seg></seglistitem>
+</segmentedlist>
-<sect2><title>Short descriptions</title>
+<variablelist><title>Short descriptions</title>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="chage"><command>chage</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow chage"><primary sortas="b-chage">chage</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="chage"><command>chage</command> is used to change the maximum number of
+<para>is used to change the maximum number of
days between obligatory password changes.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="chfn"><command>chfn</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow chfn"><primary sortas="b-chfn">chfn</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="chfn"><command>chfn</command> is used to change a user's full name and
-some other info.</para>
+<para>is used to change a user's full name and some other info.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="chpasswd"><command>chpasswd</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow chpasswd"><primary sortas="b-chpasswd">chpasswd</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="chpasswd"><command>chpasswd</command> is used to update the passwords of a
+<para>is used to update the passwords of a
whole series of user accounts in one go.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="chsh"><command>chsh</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow chsh"><primary sortas="b-chsh">chsh</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="chsh"><command>chsh</command> is used to change a user's default
- login shell.</para>
+<para>is used to change a user's default login shell.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="dpasswd"><command>dpasswd</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow dpasswd"><primary sortas="b-dpasswd">dpasswd</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="dpasswd"><command>dpasswd</command> is used to change dial-up passwords for
-user login shells.</para>
+<para>is used to change dial-up passwords for user login shells.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="expiry"><command>expiry</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow expiry"><primary sortas="b-expiry">expiry</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="expiry"><command>expiry</command> checks and enforces the current password
-expiration policy.</para>
+<para>checks and enforces the current password expiration policy.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="faillog"><command>faillog</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow faillog"><primary sortas="b-faillog">faillog</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="faillog"><command>faillog</command> 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.</para>
-
+<para>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.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="gpasswd"><command>gpasswd</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow gpasswd"><primary sortas="b-gpasswd">gpasswd</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="gpasswd"><command>gpasswd</command> is used to add and delete members and
-administrators to groups.</para>
+<para>is used to add and delete members and administrators to groups.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="groupadd"><command>groupadd</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow groupadd"><primary sortas="b-groupadd">groupadd</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="groupadd"><command>groupadd</command> creates a group with the given
-name.</para>
+<para>creates a group with the given name.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="groupdel"><command>groupdel</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow groupdel"><primary sortas="b-groupdel">groupdel</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="groupdel"><command>groupdel</command> deletes the group with the given
-name.</para>
+<para>deletes the group with the given name.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="groupmod"><command>groupmod</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow groupmod"><primary sortas="b-groupmod">groupmod</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="groupmod"><command>groupmod</command> is used to modify the given group's
-name or GID.</para>
+<para>is used to modify the given group's name or GID.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="groups"><command>groups</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow groups"><primary sortas="b-groups">groups</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="groups"><command>groups</command> reports the groups of which the given
-users are members.</para>
+<para>reports the groups of which the given users are members.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="grpck"><command>grpck</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow grpck"><primary sortas="b-grpck">grpck</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="grpck"><command>grpck</command> verifies the integrity of the group files,
-<filename>/etc/group</filename> and <filename>/etc/gshadow</filename>.</para>
-
+<para>verifies the integrity of the group files, <filename>/etc/group</filename>
+and <filename>/etc/gshadow</filename>.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="grpconv"><command>grpconv</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow grpconv"><primary sortas="b-grpconv">grpconv</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="grpconv"><command>grpconv</command> creates or updates the shadow group file
-from the normal group file.</para>
+<para>creates or updates the shadow group file from the normal group file.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="grpunconv"><command>grpunconv</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow grpunconv"><primary sortas="b-grpunconv">grpunconv</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="grpunconv"><command>grpunconv</command> updates <filename>/etc/group</filename>
+<para>updates <filename>/etc/group</filename>
from <filename>/etc/gshadow</filename> and then deletes the latter.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="lastlog"><command>lastlog</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow lastlog"><primary sortas="b-lastlog">lastlog</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="lastlog"><command>lastlog</command> reports the most recent login of all
-users, or of a given user.</para>
+<para>reports the most recent login of all users, or of a given user.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="login"><command>login</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow login"><primary sortas="b-login">login</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="login"><command>login</command> is used by the system to let users sign on.</para>
+<para>is used by the system to let users sign on.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="logoutd"><command>logoutd</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow logoutd"><primary sortas="b-logoutd">logoutd</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="logoutd"><command>logoutd</command> is a daemon used to enforce restrictions
-on log-on time and ports.</para>
+<para>is a daemon used to enforce restrictions on log-on time and ports.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="mkpasswd"><command>mkpasswd</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow mkpasswd"><primary sortas="b-mkpasswd">mkpasswd</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="mkpasswd"><command>mkpasswd</command> encrypts the given password using the
-also given perturbation.</para>
+<para>encrypts the given password using the also given perturbation.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="newgrp"><command>newgrp</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow newgrp"><primary sortas="b-newgrp">newgrp</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="newgrp"><command>newgrp</command> is used to change the current GID during
-a login session.</para>
+<para>is used to change the current GID during a login session.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="newusers"><command>newusers</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow newusers"><primary sortas="b-newusers">newusers</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="newusers"><command>newusers</command> is used to create or update a whole
-series of user accounts in one go.</para>
+<para>is used to create or update a whole series of user accounts in one go.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="passwd"><command>passwd</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow passwd"><primary sortas="b-passwd">passwd</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="passwd"><command>passwd</command> is used to change the password for a user
-or group account.</para>
+<para>is used to change the password for a user or group account.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="pwck"><command>pwck</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow pwck"><primary sortas="b-pwck">pwck</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="pwck"><command>pwck</command> verifies the integrity of the password files,
+<para>verifies the integrity of the password files,
<filename>/etc/passwd</filename> and <filename>/etc/shadow</filename>.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="pwconv"><command>pwconv</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow pwconv"><primary sortas="b-pwconv">pwconv</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="pwconv"><command>pwconv</command> creates or updates the shadow password file
+<para>creates or updates the shadow password file
from the normal password file.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="pwunconv"><command>pwunconv</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow pwunconv"><primary sortas="b-pwunconv">pwunconv</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="pwunconv"><command>pwunconv</command> updates <filename>/etc/passwd</filename>
+<para>updates <filename>/etc/passwd</filename>
from <filename>/etc/shadow</filename> and then deletes the latter.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="sg"><command>sg</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow sg"><primary sortas="b-sg">sg</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="sg"><command>sg</command> executes a given command while the user's GID
+<para>executes a given command while the user's GID
is set to that of the given group.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="useradd"><command>useradd</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow useradd"><primary sortas="b-useradd">useradd</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="useradd"><command>useradd</command> creates a new user with the given name,
+<para>creates a new user with the given name,
or updates the default new-user information.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="userdel"><command>userdel</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow userdel"><primary sortas="b-userdel">userdel</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="userdel"><command>userdel</command> deletes the given user account.</para>
+<para>deletes the given user account.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="usermod"><command>usermod</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow usermod"><primary sortas="b-usermod">usermod</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="usermod"><command>usermod</command> is used to modify the given user's
-login name, UID (User Identification), shell, initial group, home directory, and the like.</para>
-
+<para>is used to modify the given user's login name, UID (User Identification),
+shell, initial group, home directory, and the like.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="vigr"><command>vigr</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow vigr"><primary sortas="b-vigr">vigr</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="vigr"><command>vigr</command> can be used to edit the
-<filename>/etc/group</filename> or <filename>/etc/gshadow</filename>
-files.</para>
-
+<para>can be used to edit the <filename>/etc/group</filename> or
+<filename>/etc/gshadow</filename> files.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="vipw"><command>vipw</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow vipw"><primary sortas="b-vipw">vipw</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="vipw"><command>vipw</command> can be used to edit the
-<filename>/etc/passwd</filename> or <filename>/etc/shadow</filename>
-files.</para>
-
+<para>can be used to edit the <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> or
+<filename>/etc/shadow</filename> files.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="libmisc"><command>libmisc</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow libmisc"><primary sortas="c-libmisc">libmisc</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="libmisc"><command>libmisc</command>...</para>
+<para>...</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term id="libshadow"><command>libshadow</command></term>
+<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow libshadow"><primary sortas="c-libshadow">libshadow</primary></indexterm>
-<para id="libshadow"><command>libshadow</command> contains functions used by most
-programs in this package.</para>
+<para>contains functions used by most programs in this package.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
</sect2>
-
-
</sect1>