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  • 6

    Section 1: Executable programs or shell commands

    chage.1
    Change user password expiry information
    chfn.1
    Change real user name and information
    chsh.1
    Change login shell
    expiry.1
    Check and enforce password expiration policy
    gpasswd.1
    Administer /etc/group and /etc/gshadow
    passwd.1
    Change user password
  • 5

    Section 5: File formats and conventions

    gshadow.5
    Shadowed group file
    passwd.5
    The password file
    shadow.5
    Shadowed password file
    subgid.5
    The subordinate gid file
    subuid.5
    The subordinate uid file
  • 15

    Section 8: System administration commands

    chgpasswd.8
    Update group passwords in batch mode
    chpasswd.8
    Update passwords in batch mode
    cppw.8
    Copy with locking the given file to the password or group file
    groupadd.8
    Create a new group
    groupdel.8
    Delete a group
    groupmod.8
    Modify a group definition on the system
    grpck.8
    Verify integrity of group files
    newusers.8
    Update and create new users in batch
    pwck.8
    Verify integrity of password files
    pwconv.8
    Convert to and from shadow passwords and groups
    shadowconfig.8
    Toggle shadow passwords on and off
    useradd.8
    Create a new user or update default new user information
    userdel.8
    Delete a user account and related files
    usermod.8
    Modify a user account
    vipw.8
    Edit the password, group, shadow-password or shadow-group file