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Package: base-passwd (3.5.11) [essential]

Debian base system master password and group files

These are the canonical master copies of the user database files (/etc/passwd and /etc/group), containing the Debian-allocated user and group IDs. The update-passwd tool is provided to keep the system databases synchronized with these master files.

Tags: System Administration: Configuration Tool, User Management, Implemented in: C, User Interface: Command Line, Role: Application Data, Program, Scope: Utility, Security: Authentication, Application Suite: Debian, Purpose: Login

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  • dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.3.5-1) [alpha, ia64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6.1-udeb

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amd64 37.1 kB148 kB [list of files]
arm 35.7 kB144 kB [list of files]
hppa 37.3 kB144 kB [list of files]
i386 35.5 kB88 kB [list of files]
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