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The shadow package includes the necessary programs for converting UNIX password files to the shadow password format, plus programs for managing user and group accounts.
- The pwconv command converts passwords to the shadow password format.
- The pwunconv command unconverts shadow passwords and generates an npasswd file (a standard UNIX password file).
- The pwck command checks the integrity of password and shadow files.
- The lastlog command prints out the last login times for all users.
- The useradd, userdel and usermod commands are used for managing user accounts.
- The groupadd, groupdel and groupmod commands are used for managing group accounts.
shadow: Utilities for managing shadow password files and user/group accounts
The shadow package includes the necessary programs for converting UNIX password files to the shadow password format, plus programs for managing user and group accounts.- The pwconv command converts passwords to the shadow password format.
- The pwunconv command unconverts shadow passwords and generates an npasswd file (a standard UNIX password file).
- The pwck command checks the integrity of password and shadow files.
- The lastlog command prints out the last login times for all users.
- The useradd, userdel and usermod commands are used for managing user accounts.
- The groupadd, groupdel and groupmod commands are used for managing group accounts.
| Name: | shadow |
| Release: | 4.17.2-2mamba |
| Group: | Applications/Security |
| Maintainer: | silvan |
| License: | BSD |
| Size: | 2,30 MB |
| Upstream URL: | https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow |
| Build time: | 2025-02-02 01:34:29 |
Binary packages and requirements
| x86_64 | aarch64 | i586 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built RPMS | libsubid libsubid-devel shadow shadow-debug shadow-extra | libsubid libsubid-devel shadow shadow-debug shadow-extra | libsubid libsubid-devel shadow shadow-debug shadow-extra |
| Build requirements | glibc-devel [1] libacl-devel [1] libattr-devel [1] libaudit-devel [1] libpam-devel [1] libselinux-devel [1] libsemanage-devel [1] libsemanage-devel[>=0:3.3] [1] libxcrypt-devel [1] | glibc-devel [1] libacl-devel [1] libattr-devel [1] libaudit-devel [1] libpam-devel [1] libselinux-devel [1] libsemanage-devel [1] libsemanage-devel[>=0:3.3] [1] libxcrypt-devel [1] | glibc-devel [1] libacl-devel [1] libattr-devel [1] libaudit-devel [1] libpam-devel [1] libselinux-devel [1] libsemanage-devel [1] libsemanage-devel[>=0:3.3] [1] libxcrypt-devel [1] |
History of changes
| Date | Packager | Release | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-01 | silvan | 4.17.2-2mamba | - remove su man conflicting with util-linux |
| 2025-01-31 | Automatic Build System | 4.17.2-1mamba | - automatic version update by autodist - provide groups shadow and mail - updated configure options |
| 2023-10-30 | autodist | 4.14.2-1mamba | - automatic version update by autodist |
| 2023-10-06 | autodist | 4.14.1-1mamba | - automatic version update by autodist |
| 2023-08-18 | autodist | 4.14.0-1mamba | - automatic version update by autodist |
| 2023-05-20 | silvan | 4.13-2mamba | - move also translated man pages to -extra subpackage |
| 2023-03-13 | silvan | 4.13-1mamba | - update to 4.13 |
| 2022-09-06 | silvan | 4.11.1-2mamba | - create mail group required to useradd when creating /var/mail/ |
| 2022-05-07 | silvan | 4.11.1-1mamba | - update to 4.11.1 |
| 2021-12-24 | autodist | 4.10-1mamba | - automatic version update by autodist |
