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"SLC5X: system environment/base: shadow-utils

shadow-utils - Utilities for managing accounts and shadow password files.

Website: http://shadow.pld.org.pl/
License: BSD
Vendor: Red Hat, Inc.
Description:
The shadow-utils 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.

Packages

shadow-utils-4.0.17-23.el5.src [1.5 MiB] Changelog by Tomas Mraz (2014-04-05):
- document that parent of home directory must exist
- newgrp: first try the specified group for the user membership
  to avoid exhaustive search of groups (#985475)
shadow-utils-4.0.17-21.el5.src [1.5 MiB] Changelog by Peter Vrabec (2012-06-20):
- pwconv/grpconv skipped 2nd of consecutive failures 
  Resolves: #787736
shadow-utils-4.0.17-20.el5.src [1.5 MiB] Changelog by Peter Vrabec (2011-10-15):
- prevent faillog to grow after setmax operation(-m)
- man page adjustments
- make useradd delete lock files on failure
  Resolves: #670364, #688892, #715214, #709605
shadow-utils-4.0.17-18.el5_6.1.src [1.5 MiB] Changelog by Peter Vrabec (2011-10-25):
- fix sequence of arg. parsing and execution in faillog
- fix ACL support
- do not alter UIDs over 2147483647 in pwconv and pwunconv
  Resolves: #690829, #690830, #690831
shadow-utils-4.0.17-18.el5.src [1.5 MiB] Changelog by Peter Vrabec (2010-10-15):
- japanese man page fix
  Resolves: #537011
shadow-utils-4.0.17-15.el5.src [1.5 MiB] Changelog by Peter Vrabec (2009-11-23):
- make /etc/default/useradd noreplace
- make grpconv multiple entries aware
- fix manipulation with UIDs in useradd and usermod
- fix handling of sparse faillog file
- recognize --base-dir properly
- improve man pages
- do not call restorecon in usermod
- fix newusers, so it doesn't create negative UID/GID
  Resolves: #510102, #507706, #487575, #505033, #473054, #469158
  Resolves: #461455, #449154, #494575, #306241
shadow-utils-4.0.17-14.el5.src [1.5 MiB] Changelog by Peter Vrabec (2008-08-27):
- fix the problem when useradd or usermod can give users access
  to the root group
  Resolves: #450262

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