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Package: base-passwd (3.5.20) [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 (>= 2.7-1) [alpha, ia64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
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alpha 41.0 kB192 kB [list of files]
amd64 40.7 kB188 kB [list of files]
arm 39.2 kB184 kB [list of files]
armel 39.2 kB184 kB [list of files]
hppa 41.0 kB184 kB [list of files]
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ia64 44.3 kB204 kB [list of files]
mips 40.0 kB188 kB [list of files]
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