mlocate is a new locate implementation. The ‘m’ stands for “merging”: updatedb reuses the existing database to avoid rereading most of the file system, which makes updatedb faster and does not trash the system caches as much.
The locate(1) utility is intended to be completely compatible to
... [More] slocate. It also attempts to be compatible to GNU locate, when it does not conflict with slocate compatibility. [Less]
The libuser library implements a standardized interface for manipulating and administering user and group accounts. The library uses pluggable back-ends to interface to its data sources.
Sample applications modeled after those included with the shadow password suite are included.
The tmpwatch utility recursively searches through specified directories and removes files which have not been accessed in a specified period of time. tmpwatch is normally used to clean up directories which are used for temporarily holding files (for example, /tmp).
usermode contains the userhelper program, which can be used to allow configured programs to be run with superuser privileges by ordinary users, and several graphical tools for users:
userinfo allows users to change their finger information.
usermount lets users mount, unmount, and format
... [More] filesystems.
userpasswd allows users to change their passwords. [Less]
volume_key provides a libvolume_key, library for manipulating storage volume encryption keys and storing them separately from volumes (e.g. to handle forgotten passphrases), and the associated command-line tool, named volume_key.
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