File README.changes-pwdutils of Package shadow
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This file lists changes between pwdutils used in the past and2
the shadow utils used now.3
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General changes:5
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- No support to modify LDAP accounts anymore (-D and --service option)7
- No -P/--path option8
- /etc/default/passwd was removed. The configure options are9
partly available in /etc/login.defs.10
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/etc/login.defs:12
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SYSTEM_UID_MIN/SYSTEM_UID_MAX were renamed to SYS_UID_MIN/SYS_UID_MAX14
SYSTEM_GID_MIN/SYSTEM_GID_MAX were renamed to SYS_GID_MIN/SYS_GID_MAX15
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chfn17
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-m/--other has changed to -o/--other19
-o/--office has changed to -r/--room.20
-p/--phone has changed to -w/--work-phone21
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chpasswd23
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-c blowfish is now longer supported, instead SHA256 and SHA512 were added.25
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chsh27
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-l/--list-shells was removed.29
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gpasswd31
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-l/-u option are missing33
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groupadd35
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/usr/sbin/groupadd.local is missing37
--preferred-gid was removed38
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groupmod40
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-A/--add-user was removed42
-R/--remove-user was removed43
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passwd45
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-f was dropped (use chfn instead)47
-g was dropped (use gpasswd instead)48
-s was dropped (use chsh instead)49
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useradd51
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-e/--expire has changed to -e/--expiredate (incompatible arguments!)53
-U/--umask was removed, -U has now another meaning54
--preferred-uid was removed55
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userdel57
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-r/--remove-home was renamed to -r/--remove59
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usermod61
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-e/--expire has changed to -e/--expiredate (incompatible arguments!)63