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-rw-r--r--man/man8/chgpasswd.826
-rw-r--r--man/man8/chpasswd.836
-rw-r--r--man/man8/faillog.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/groupadd.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/groupdel.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/groupmems.88
-rw-r--r--man/man8/groupmod.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/grpck.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/lastlog.88
-rw-r--r--man/man8/logoutd.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/newusers.821
-rw-r--r--man/man8/nologin.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/pwck.88
-rw-r--r--man/man8/pwconv.88
-rw-r--r--man/man8/sulogin.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/useradd.834
-rw-r--r--man/man8/userdel.86
-rw-r--r--man/man8/usermod.820
-rw-r--r--man/man8/vipw.88
19 files changed, 136 insertions, 95 deletions
diff --git a/man/man8/chgpasswd.8 b/man/man8/chgpasswd.8
index 67c1325..b65edaf 100644
--- a/man/man8/chgpasswd.8
+++ b/man/man8/chgpasswd.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: chgpasswd
.\" Author: Thomas Kłoczko <kloczek@pld.org.pl>
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/08/2022
+.\" Date: 06/21/2024
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.15.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "CHGPASSWD" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "CHGPASSWD" "8" "06/21/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.15\&.2" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -63,7 +63,12 @@ command are:
.RS 4
Use the specified method to encrypt the passwords\&.
.sp
-The available methods are DES, MD5, NONE, and SHA256 or SHA512 if your libc support these methods\&.
+The available methods are
+\fIDES\fR,
+\fIMD5\fR, \fISHA256\fR, \fISHA512\fR
+and
+\fINONE\fR
+if your libc supports these methods\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-encrypted\fR
@@ -94,14 +99,13 @@ directory\&. Only absolute paths are supported\&.
.RS 4
Use the specified number of rounds to encrypt the passwords\&.
.sp
-The value 0 means that the system will choose the default number of rounds for the crypt method (5000)\&.
+You can only use this option with crypt method:
+\fISHA256\fR \fISHA512\fR
.sp
-A minimal value of 1000 and a maximal value of 999,999,999 will be enforced\&.
-.sp
-You can only use this option with the SHA256 or SHA512 crypt method\&.
-.sp
-By default, the number of rounds is defined by the SHA_CRYPT_MIN_ROUNDS and SHA_CRYPT_MAX_ROUNDS variables in
+By default, the number of rounds for SHA256 or SHA512 is defined by the SHA_CRYPT_MIN_ROUNDS and SHA_CRYPT_MAX_ROUNDS variables in
/etc/login\&.defs\&.
+.sp
+A minimal value of 1000 and a maximal value of 999,999,999 will be enforced for SHA256 and SHA512\&. The default number of rounds is 5000\&.
.RE
.SH "CAVEATS"
.PP
@@ -170,7 +174,7 @@ is set to
or
\fISHA512\fR, this defines the number of SHA rounds used by the encryption algorithm by default (when the number of rounds is not specified on the command line)\&.
.sp
-With a lot of rounds, it is more difficult to brute forcing the password\&. But note also that more CPU resources will be needed to authenticate users\&.
+With a lot of rounds, it is more difficult to brute force the password\&. But note also that more CPU resources will be needed to authenticate users\&.
.sp
If not specified, the libc will choose the default number of rounds (5000), which is orders of magnitude too low for modern hardware\&.
.sp
diff --git a/man/man8/chpasswd.8 b/man/man8/chpasswd.8
index 67b4156..107f4ae 100644
--- a/man/man8/chpasswd.8
+++ b/man/man8/chpasswd.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: chpasswd
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/08/2022
+.\" Date: 06/21/2024
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.15.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "CHPASSWD" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "CHPASSWD" "8" "06/21/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.15\&.2" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -68,7 +68,12 @@ command are:
.RS 4
Use the specified method to encrypt the passwords\&.
.sp
-The available methods are DES, MD5, NONE, and SHA256 or SHA512 if your libc support these methods\&.
+The available methods are
+\fIDES\fR,
+\fIMD5\fR, \fISHA256\fR, \fISHA512\fR
+and
+\fINONE\fR
+if your libc supports these methods\&.
.sp
By default (if none of the
\fB\-c\fR,
@@ -106,22 +111,23 @@ directory and use the configuration files from the
directory\&. Only absolute paths are supported\&.
.RE
.PP
+\fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-prefix\fR\ \&\fIPREFIX_DIR\fR
+.RS 4
+Apply changes to configuration files under the root filesystem found under the directory
+\fIPREFIX_DIR\fR\&. This option does not chroot and is intended for preparing a cross\-compilation target\&. Some limitations: NIS and LDAP users/groups are not verified\&. PAM authentication is using the host files\&. No SELINUX support\&.
+.RE
+.PP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-sha\-rounds\fR\ \&\fIROUNDS\fR
.RS 4
Use the specified number of rounds to encrypt the passwords\&.
.sp
-The value 0 means that the system will choose the default number of rounds for the crypt method (5000)\&.
-.sp
-A minimal value of 1000 and a maximal value of 999,999,999 will be enforced\&.
+You can only use this option with crypt method:
+\fISHA256\fR \fISHA512\fR
.sp
-You can only use this option with the SHA256 or SHA512 crypt method\&.
-.sp
-By default, the number of rounds is defined by the
-\fBSHA_CRYPT_MIN_ROUNDS\fR
-and
-\fBSHA_CRYPT_MAX_ROUNDS\fR
-variables in
+By default, the number of rounds for SHA256 or SHA512 is defined by the SHA_CRYPT_MIN_ROUNDS and SHA_CRYPT_MAX_ROUNDS variables in
/etc/login\&.defs\&.
+.sp
+A minimal value of 1000 and a maximal value of 999,999,999 will be enforced for SHA256 and SHA512\&. The default number of rounds is 5000\&.
.RE
.SH "CAVEATS"
.PP
@@ -173,7 +179,7 @@ is set to
or
\fISHA512\fR, this defines the number of SHA rounds used by the encryption algorithm by default (when the number of rounds is not specified on the command line)\&.
.sp
-With a lot of rounds, it is more difficult to brute forcing the password\&. But note also that more CPU resources will be needed to authenticate users\&.
+With a lot of rounds, it is more difficult to brute force the password\&. But note also that more CPU resources will be needed to authenticate users\&.
.sp
If not specified, the libc will choose the default number of rounds (5000), which is orders of magnitude too low for modern hardware\&.
.sp
diff --git a/man/man8/faillog.8 b/man/man8/faillog.8
index dd2285c..b5042c2 100644
--- a/man/man8/faillog.8
+++ b/man/man8/faillog.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: faillog
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/08/2022
+.\" Date: 06/21/2024
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.15.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "FAILLOG" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "FAILLOG" "8" "06/21/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.15\&.2" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/groupadd.8 b/man/man8/groupadd.8
index af8afcf..9ab8fb2 100644
--- a/man/man8/groupadd.8
+++ b/man/man8/groupadd.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: groupadd
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/08/2022
+.\" Date: 06/21/2024
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.15.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "GROUPADD" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "GROUPADD" "8" "06/21/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.15\&.2" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/groupdel.8 b/man/man8/groupdel.8
index c9d5176..8503eba 100644
--- a/man/man8/groupdel.8
+++ b/man/man8/groupdel.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: groupdel
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/08/2022
+.\" Date: 06/21/2024
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.15.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "GROUPDEL" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "GROUPDEL" "8" "06/21/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.15\&.2" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/groupmems.8 b/man/man8/groupmems.8
index febe008..3518fc0 100644
--- a/man/man8/groupmems.8
+++ b/man/man8/groupmems.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: groupmems
.\" Author: George Kraft, IV
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/08/2022
+.\" Date: 06/21/2024
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.15.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "GROUPMEMS" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "GROUPMEMS" "8" "06/21/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.15\&.2" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ utility to manage their own group membership list\&.
.nf
$ groupadd \-r groups
$ chmod 2710 groupmems
- $ chown root\&.groups groupmems
+ $ chown root:groups groupmems
$ groupmems \-g groups \-a gk4
.fi
diff --git a/man/man8/groupmod.8 b/man/man8/groupmod.8
index 371e6b1..a1e695c 100644
--- a/man/man8/groupmod.8
+++ b/man/man8/groupmod.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: groupmod
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/08/2022
+.\" Date: 06/21/2024
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.15.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "GROUPMOD" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "GROUPMOD" "8" "06/21/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.15\&.2" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/grpck.8 b/man/man8/grpck.8
index 22a372d..f408294 100644
--- a/man/man8/grpck.8
+++ b/man/man8/grpck.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: grpck
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/08/2022
+.\" Date: 06/21/2024
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.15.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "GRPCK" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "GRPCK" "8" "06/21/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.15\&.2" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/lastlog.8 b/man/man8/lastlog.8
index ee7adca..1bbda99 100644
--- a/man/man8/lastlog.8
+++ b/man/man8/lastlog.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: lastlog
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/08/2022
+.\" Date: 06/21/2024
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.15.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "LASTLOG" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "LASTLOG" "8" "06/21/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.15\&.2" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -137,5 +137,5 @@ Database times of previous user logins\&.
Large gaps in UID numbers will cause the lastlog program to run longer with no output to the screen (i\&.e\&. if in lastlog database there is no entries for users with UID between 170 and 800 lastlog will appear to hang as it processes entries with UIDs 171\-799)\&.
.PP
Having high UIDs can create problems when handling the
-<term> /var/log/lastlog</term>
+/var/log/lastlog
with external tools\&. Although the actual file is sparse and does not use too much space, certain applications are not designed to identify sparse files by default and may require a specific option to handle them\&.
diff --git a/man/man8/logoutd.8 b/man/man8/logoutd.8
index 115fe28..6f7a8de 100644
--- a/man/man8/logoutd.8
+++ b/man/man8/logoutd.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: logoutd
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/08/2022
+.\" Date: 06/21/2024
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.15.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "LOGOUTD" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "LOGOUTD" "8" "06/21/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.15\&.2" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/newusers.8 b/man/man8/newusers.8
index 58c05d8..560ca0c 100644
--- a/man/man8/newusers.8
+++ b/man/man8/newusers.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: newusers
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/08/2022
+.\" Date: 06/21/2024
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.15.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "NEWUSERS" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "NEWUSERS" "8" "06/21/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.15\&.2" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -168,14 +168,13 @@ directory\&. Only absolute paths are supported\&.
.RS 4
Use the specified number of rounds to encrypt the passwords\&.
.sp
-The value 0 means that the system will choose the default number of rounds for the crypt method (5000)\&.
+You can only use this option with crypt method:
+\fISHA256\fR \fISHA512\fR
.sp
-A minimal value of 1000 and a maximal value of 999,999,999 will be enforced\&.
-.sp
-You can only use this option with the SHA256 or SHA512 crypt method\&.
-.sp
-By default, the number of rounds is defined by the SHA_CRYPT_MIN_ROUNDS and SHA_CRYPT_MAX_ROUNDS variables in
+By default, the number of rounds for SHA256 or SHA512 is defined by the SHA_CRYPT_MIN_ROUNDS and SHA_CRYPT_MAX_ROUNDS variables in
/etc/login\&.defs\&.
+.sp
+A minimal value of 1000 and a maximal value of 999,999,999 will be enforced for SHA256 and SHA512\&. The default is 5000\&.
.RE
.SH "CAVEATS"
.PP
@@ -272,7 +271,7 @@ The minimum number of days allowed between password changes\&. Any password chan
.PP
\fBPASS_WARN_AGE\fR (number)
.RS 4
-The number of days warning given before a password expires\&. A zero means warning is given only upon the day of expiration, a negative value means no warning is given\&. If not specified, no warning will be provided\&.
+The number of days warning given before a password expires\&. A zero means warning is given only upon the day of expiration, a value of \-1 means no warning is given\&. If not specified, no warning will be provided\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBSHA_CRYPT_MIN_ROUNDS\fR (number), \fBSHA_CRYPT_MAX_ROUNDS\fR (number)
@@ -284,7 +283,7 @@ is set to
or
\fISHA512\fR, this defines the number of SHA rounds used by the encryption algorithm by default (when the number of rounds is not specified on the command line)\&.
.sp
-With a lot of rounds, it is more difficult to brute forcing the password\&. But note also that more CPU resources will be needed to authenticate users\&.
+With a lot of rounds, it is more difficult to brute force the password\&. But note also that more CPU resources will be needed to authenticate users\&.
.sp
If not specified, the libc will choose the default number of rounds (5000), which is orders of magnitude too low for modern hardware\&.
.sp
diff --git a/man/man8/nologin.8 b/man/man8/nologin.8
index cc1c114..64131b7 100644
--- a/man/man8/nologin.8
+++ b/man/man8/nologin.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: nologin
.\" Author: Nicolas François <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/08/2022
+.\" Date: 06/21/2024
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.15.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "NOLOGIN" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "NOLOGIN" "8" "06/21/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.15\&.2" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/pwck.8 b/man/man8/pwck.8
index 834cc83..53fb29e 100644
--- a/man/man8/pwck.8
+++ b/man/man8/pwck.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: pwck
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/08/2022
+.\" Date: 06/21/2024
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.15.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "PWCK" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "PWCK" "8" "06/21/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.15\&.2" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ The minimum number of days allowed between password changes\&. Any password chan
.PP
\fBPASS_WARN_AGE\fR (number)
.RS 4
-The number of days warning given before a password expires\&. A zero means warning is given only upon the day of expiration, a negative value means no warning is given\&. If not specified, no warning will be provided\&.
+The number of days warning given before a password expires\&. A zero means warning is given only upon the day of expiration, a value of \-1 means no warning is given\&. If not specified, no warning will be provided\&.
.RE
.SH "FILES"
.PP
diff --git a/man/man8/pwconv.8 b/man/man8/pwconv.8
index 147f21f..74a81fc 100644
--- a/man/man8/pwconv.8
+++ b/man/man8/pwconv.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: pwconv
.\" Author: Marek Michałkiewicz
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/08/2022
+.\" Date: 06/21/2024
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.15.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "PWCONV" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "PWCONV" "8" "06/21/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.15\&.2" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ The minimum number of days allowed between password changes\&. Any password chan
.PP
\fBPASS_WARN_AGE\fR (number)
.RS 4
-The number of days warning given before a password expires\&. A zero means warning is given only upon the day of expiration, a negative value means no warning is given\&. If not specified, no warning will be provided\&.
+The number of days warning given before a password expires\&. A zero means warning is given only upon the day of expiration, a value of \-1 means no warning is given\&. If not specified, no warning will be provided\&.
.RE
.SH "FILES"
.PP
diff --git a/man/man8/sulogin.8 b/man/man8/sulogin.8
index f33405d..a1d8196 100644
--- a/man/man8/sulogin.8
+++ b/man/man8/sulogin.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: sulogin
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/08/2022
+.\" Date: 06/21/2024
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.15.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "SULOGIN" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "SULOGIN" "8" "06/21/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.15\&.2" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/useradd.8 b/man/man8/useradd.8
index e6530b3..3ec476b 100644
--- a/man/man8/useradd.8
+++ b/man/man8/useradd.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: useradd
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/08/2022
+.\" Date: 06/21/2024
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.15.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "USERADD" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "USERADD" "8" "06/21/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.15\&.2" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -169,7 +169,11 @@ variable in
.RS 4
A list of supplementary groups which the user is also a member of\&. Each group is separated from the next by a comma, with no intervening whitespace\&. The groups are subject to the same restrictions as the group given with the
\fB\-g\fR
-option\&. The default is for the user to belong only to the initial group\&.
+option\&. The default is for the user to belong only to the initial group\&. In addition to passing in the \-G flag, you can add the option
+\fBGROUPS\fR
+to the file
+/etc/default/useradd
+which in turn will add all users to those supplementary groups\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
@@ -194,6 +198,10 @@ variable in
or, by default,
/etc/skel\&.
.sp
+Absolute symlinks that link back to the skel directory will have the
+/etc/skel
+prefix replaced with the user\*(Aqs home directory\&.
+.sp
If possible, the ACLs and extended attributes are copied\&.
.RE
.PP
@@ -380,9 +388,21 @@ variable in
.PP
\fB\-Z\fR, \fB\-\-selinux\-user\fR\ \&\fISEUSER\fR
.RS 4
-defines the SELinux user for the new account\&. Without this option, a SELinux uses the default user\&. Note that the shadow system doesn\*(Aqt store the selinux\-user, it uses
+defines the SELinux user for the new account\&. Without this option, SELinux uses the default user\&. Note that the shadow system doesn\*(Aqt store the selinux\-user, it uses
+\fBsemanage\fR(8)
+for that\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fB\-\-selinux\-range\fR\ \&\fISERANGE\fR
+.RS 4
+defines the SELinux MLS range for the new account\&. Without this option, SELinux uses the default range\&. Note that the shadow system doesn\*(Aqt store the selinux\-range, it uses
\fBsemanage\fR(8)
for that\&.
+.sp
+This option is only valid if the
+\fB\-Z\fR
+(or
+\fB\-\-selinux\-user\fR) option is specified\&.
.RE
.SS "Changing the default values"
.PP
@@ -469,7 +489,7 @@ Usernames may contain only lower and upper case letters, digits, underscores, or
\fBls\fR
output\&.
.PP
-Usernames may only be up to 32 characters long\&.
+Usernames may only be up to 256 characters long\&.
.SH "CONFIGURATION"
.PP
The following configuration variables in
@@ -573,7 +593,7 @@ The minimum number of days allowed between password changes\&. Any password chan
.PP
\fBPASS_WARN_AGE\fR (number)
.RS 4
-The number of days warning given before a password expires\&. A zero means warning is given only upon the day of expiration, a negative value means no warning is given\&. If not specified, no warning will be provided\&.
+The number of days warning given before a password expires\&. A zero means warning is given only upon the day of expiration, a value of \-1 means no warning is given\&. If not specified, no warning will be provided\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBSUB_GID_MIN\fR (number), \fBSUB_GID_MAX\fR (number), \fBSUB_GID_COUNT\fR (number)
diff --git a/man/man8/userdel.8 b/man/man8/userdel.8
index acfc412..6ee18e9 100644
--- a/man/man8/userdel.8
+++ b/man/man8/userdel.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: userdel
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/08/2022
+.\" Date: 06/21/2024
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.15.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "USERDEL" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "USERDEL" "8" "06/21/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.15\&.2" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/man/man8/usermod.8 b/man/man8/usermod.8
index f419a69..4b93a18 100644
--- a/man/man8/usermod.8
+++ b/man/man8/usermod.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: usermod
.\" Author: Julianne Frances Haugh
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/08/2022
+.\" Date: 06/21/2024
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.15.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "USERMOD" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "USERMOD" "8" "06/21/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.15\&.2" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -309,6 +309,18 @@ from /etc/login\&.defs\&.
defines the SELinux user to be mapped with
\fILOGIN\fR\&. An empty string ("") will remove the respective entry (if any)\&. Note that the shadow system doesn\*(Aqt store the selinux\-user, it uses semanage(8) for that\&.
.RE
+.PP
+\fB\-\-selinux\-range\fR\ \&\fISERANGE\fR
+.RS 4
+defines the SELinux MLS range for the new account\&. Note that the shadow system doesn\*(Aqt store the selinux\-range, it uses
+\fBsemanage\fR(8)
+for that\&.
+.sp
+This option is only valid if the
+\fB\-Z\fR
+(or
+\fB\-\-selinux\-user\fR) option is specified\&.
+.RE
.SH "CAVEATS"
.PP
You must make certain that the named user is not executing any processes when this command is being executed if the user\*(Aqs numerical user ID, the user\*(Aqs name, or the user\*(Aqs home directory is being changed\&.
@@ -435,7 +447,7 @@ Group account information
.PP
/etc/gshadow
.RS 4
-Secure group account informatio\&.
+Secure group account information
.RE
.PP
/etc/login\&.defs
diff --git a/man/man8/vipw.8 b/man/man8/vipw.8
index d686fdd..ba1b2e0 100644
--- a/man/man8/vipw.8
+++ b/man/man8/vipw.8
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: vipw
.\" Author: Marek Michałkiewicz
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/08/2022
+.\" Date: 06/21/2024
.\" Manual: System Management Commands
-.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.13
+.\" Source: shadow-utils 4.15.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "VIPW" "8" "11/08/2022" "shadow\-utils 4\&.13" "System Management Commands"
+.TH "VIPW" "8" "06/21/2024" "shadow\-utils 4\&.15\&.2" "System Management Commands"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The
\fBvipw\fR
and
\fBvigr\fR
-commands edits the files
+commands edit the files
/etc/passwd
and
/etc/group, respectively\&. With the
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