Section 8: Administration and Privileged Commands

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Z
Section index

A

a2disconf(8)
enable or disable an apache2 configuration file
a2dismod(8)
enable or disable an apache2 module
a2dissite(8)
enable or disable an apache2 site / virtual host
a2enconf(8)
enable or disable an apache2 configuration file
a2enmod(8)
enable or disable an apache2 module
a2ensite(8)
enable or disable an apache2 site / virtual host
aa-audit(8)
set an AppArmor security profile to audit mode.
aa-autodep(8)
guess basic AppArmor profile requirements
aa-cleanprof(8)
clean an existing AppArmor security profile.
aa-complain(8)
set an AppArmor security profile to complain mode.
aa-decode(8)
decode hex-encoded in AppArmor log files
aa-disable(8)
disable an AppArmor security profile
aa-enabled(8)
test whether AppArmor is enabled
aa-enforce(8)
set an AppArmor security profile to enforce mode from ...
aa-exec(8)
confine a program with the specified AppArmor profile
aa-genprof(8)
profile generation utility for AppArmor
aa-logprof(8)
utility for updating AppArmor security profiles
aa-mergeprof(8)
merge AppArmor security profiles.
aa-remove-unknown(8)
remove unknown AppArmor profiles
aa-status(8)
display various information about the current AppArmor...
aa-unconfined(8)
output a list of processes with tcp or udp ports that ...
aa-update-browser(8)
update browser profiles with browser abstractions
accessdb(8)
dumps the content of a man-db database in a human read...
add-shell(8)
add shells to the list of valid login shells
addgroup(8)
add a user or group to the system
addpart(8)
simple wrapper around the "add partition" ioctl
adduser(8)
add a user or group to the system
adduser.conf(5)
configuration file for adduser(8) and addgroup(8) .
agetty(8)
alternative Linux getty
amavisd-new(8)
Interface between MTA and virus scanner/content filters
amavisd-new-cronjob(8)
Cronjobs for the Debian amavisd-new package
anvil(8postfix)
Postfix session count and request rate control
apache2(8)
Apache Hypertext Transfer Protocol Server
apache2ctl(8)
Apache HTTP server control interface
apachectl(8)
Apache HTTP server control interface
apparmor_parser(8)
loads AppArmor profiles into the kernel
apparmor_status(8)
display various information about the current AppArmor...
apt(8)
command-line interface
apt-cache(8)
query the APT cache
apt-cdrom(8)
APT CD-ROM management utility
apt-config(8)
APT Configuration Query program
apt-get(8)
APT package handling utility - - command-line interface
apt-key(8)
APT key management utility
apt-mark(8)
mark/unmark a package as being automatically-installed
apt-secure(8)
Archive authentication support for APT
aptitude(8)
high-level interface to the package manager
aptitude-curses(8)
high-level interface to the package manager
arp(8)
manipulate the system ARP cache
arpd(8)
userspace arp daemon.
arping(8)
send ARP REQUEST to a neighbour host
aspell-autobuildhash(8)
Autobuilding aspell hash files for some dicts
atd(8)
run jobs queued for later execution
autobuild(8)
multiple configuration build tool

B

badblocks(8)
search a device for bad blocks
biosdecode(8)
BIOS information decoder
blkid(8)
locate/print block device attributes
blkmapd(8)
pNFS block layout mapping daemon
blockdev(8)
call block device ioctls from the command line
bmon(8)
bandwidth monitor and rate estimator
bounce(8postfix)
Postfix delivery status reports
bridge(8)
show / manipulate bridge addresses and devices
bwbar(8)
generates text and graphical readout of current bandwi...

C

capsh(8)
'bash' wrapper to raise and lower the bset and pI capa...
catman(8)
create or update the pre-formatted manual pages
cfdisk(8)
display or manipulate disk partition table
chat(8)
Automated conversational script with a modem
check_forensic(8)
tool to extract mod_log_forensic output from apache lo...
checkgid(8)
checks the gid
chgpasswd(8)
update group passwords in batch mode
chpasswd(8)
update passwords in batch mode
chroot(8)
run command or interactive shell with special root dir...
cifs.idmap(8)
Userspace helper for mapping ids for Common Internet F...
cifs.upcall(8)
Userspace upcall helper for Common Internet File Syste...
clamav-milter(8)
milter compatible mail scanner
clamav-unofficial-sigs(8)
Download, test, and install third-party ClamAV s...
clamd(8)
an anti-virus daemon
cleanup(8postfix)
canonicalize and enqueue Postfix message
clock(8)
query or set the hardware clock (RTC)
cpgr(8)
copy with locking the given file to the password or gr...
cppw(8)
copy with locking the given file to the password or gr...
crda(8)
send to the kernel a wireless regulatory domain for a ...
cron(8)
daemon to execute scheduled commands (Vixie Cron)
cryptdisks_start(8)
wrapper around cryptsetup that parses /etc/crypttab.
cryptdisks_stop(8)
wrapper around cryptsetup that parses /etc/crypttab.
cryptsetup(8)
manage plain dm-crypt and LUKS encrypted volumes
cryptsetup-reencrypt(8)
tool for offline LUKS device re-encryption
ctrlaltdel(8)
set the function of the Ctrl-Alt-Del combination
ctstat(8)
unified linux network statistics
cytune(8)
tune driver parameters for Cyclades-Z multiport serial...

D

debugfs(8)
ext2/ext3/ext4 file system debugger
defer(8postfix)
Postfix delivery status reports
delgroup(8)
remove a user or group from the system
delpart(8)
simple wrapper around the "del partition" ioctl
deluser(8)
remove a user or group from the system
deluser.conf(5)
configuration file for deluser(8) and delgroup(8) .
depmod(8)
Generate modules.dep and map files.
dhclient(8)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Client
dhclient-script(8)
DHCP client network configuration script
dictd(8)
a dictionary database server
dictdconfig(8)
write dictd database configuration section
discard(8postfix)
Postfix discard mail delivery agent
dkms(8)
Dynamic Kernel Module Support
dmidecode(8)
DMI table decoder
dmsetup(8)
low level logical volume management
dnsblog(8postfix)
Postfix DNS white/blacklist logger
dnsmasq(8)
A lightweight DHCP and caching DNS server.
dnssec-checkds(8)
A DNSSEC delegation consistency checking tool.
dnssec-dsfromkey(8)
DNSSEC DS RR generation tool
dnssec-keyfromlabel(8)
DNSSEC key generation tool
dnssec-keygen(8)
DNSSEC key generation tool
dnssec-revoke(8)
Set the REVOKED bit on a DNSSEC key
dnssec-settime(8)
Set the key timing metadata for a DNSSEC key
dnssec-signzone(8)
DNSSEC zone signing tool
dnssec-verify(8)
DNSSEC zone verification tool
do-release-upgrade(8)
upgrade operating system to latest release
dosfsck(8)
check and repair MS-DOS filesystems
dosfslabel(8)
set or get MS-DOS filesystem label
dpkg-divert(8)
override a package's version of a file
dpkg-preconfigure(8)
let packages ask questions prior to their installation
dpkg-reconfigure(8)
reconfigure an already installed package
dpkg-statoverride(8)
override ownership and mode of files
dumpe2fs(8)
dump ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem information

E

e2freefrag(8)
report free space fragmentation information
e2fsck(8)
check a Linux ext2/ext3/ext4 file system
e2image(8)
Save critical ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem metadata to a ...
e2label(8)
Change the label on an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
e2undo(8)
Replay an undo log for an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
e4defrag(8)
online defragmenter for ext4 filesystem
ecryptfs-manager(8)
eCryptfs key manager.
ecryptfs-migrate-home(8)
migrate a user's home to directory to an encrypte...
ecryptfsd(8)
user-space eCryptfs daemon.
ejabberd(8)
a distributed fault-tolerant Jabber/XMPP server
ejabberdctl(8)
a control interface of ejabberd Jabber/XMPP server
error(8postfix)
Postfix error/retry mail delivery agent
eventlogadm(8)
push records into the Samba event log store
exportfs(8)
maintain table of exported NFS file systems

F

faillog(8)
display faillog records or set login failure limits
fatlabel(8)
set or get MS-DOS filesystem label
fcgistarter(8)
Start a FastCGI program
fdformat(8)
low-level format a floppy disk
fdisk(8)
manipulate disk partition table
filefrag(8)
report on file fragmentation
findfs(8)
find a filesystem by label or UUID
findmnt(8)
find a filesystem
flush(8postfix)
Postfix fast flush server
fmtree(8)
map a directory hierarchy
freebsd-config(8)
build system configuration files
fsadm(8)
utility to resize or check filesystem on a device
fsck(8)
check and repair a Linux filesystem
fsck.ext2(8)
check a Linux ext2/ext3/ext4 file system
fsck.ext3(8)
check a Linux ext2/ext3/ext4 file system
fsck.ext4(8)
check a Linux ext2/ext3/ext4 file system
fsck.ext4dev(8)
check a Linux ext2/ext3/ext4 file system
fsck.fat(8)
check and repair MS-DOS filesystems
fsck.minix(8)
check consistency of Minix filesystem
fsck.msdos(8)
check and repair MS-DOS filesystems
fsck.nfs(8)
Dummy fsck.nfs script that always returns success.
fsck.vfat(8)
check and repair MS-DOS filesystems
fsfreeze(8)
suspend access to a filesystem (Linux Ext3/4, ReiserFS...
fstab-decode(8)
run a command with fstab-encoded arguments
fstrim(8)
discard unused blocks on a mounted filesystem
fstrim-all(8)
call fstrim on all mounted file systems which support it

G

gconf-schemas(8)
register gconf schemas with the gconf database
getcap(8)
examine file capabilities
getkeycodes(8)
print kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table
getty(8)
alternative Linux getty
groupadd(8)
create a new group
groupdel(8)
delete a group
groupmod(8)
modify a group definition on the system
grpck(8)
verify integrity of group files
grpconv(8)
convert to and from shadow passwords and groups
grpunconv(8)
convert to and from shadow passwords and groups
grub-bios-setup(8)
set up a device to boot using GRUB
grub-install(8)
install GRUB to a device
grub-macbless(8)
bless a mac file/directory
grub-mkconfig(8)
generate a GRUB configuration file
grub-mkdevicemap(8)
make a device map file automatically
grub-probe(8)
probe device information for GRUB
grub-reboot(8)
set the default boot entry for GRUB, for the next boot...
grub-set-default(8)
set the saved default boot entry for GRUB
gssd(8)
RPCSEC_GSS daemon

H

halt(8)
reboot or stop the system
hddtemp(8)
Utility to monitor hard drive temperature
hdparm(8)
get/set SATA/IDE device parameters
htcacheclean(8)
Clean up the disk cache
hwclock(8)
query or set the hardware clock (RTC)

I

i386(8)
change reported architecture in new program environmen...
iconvconfig(8)
Create fastloading iconv module configuration file
idle3ctl(8)
disable, get or set the idle3 timer on Western Digital...
idmap_ad(8)
Samba's idmap_ad Backend for Winbind
idmap_autorid(8)
Samba's idmap_autorid Backend for Winbind
idmap_hash(8)
Samba's idmap_hash Backend for Winbind
idmap_ldap(8)
Samba's idmap_ldap Backend for Winbind
idmap_nss(8)
Samba's idmap_nss Backend for Winbind
idmap_rfc2307(8)
Samba's idmap_rfc2307 Backend for Winbind
idmap_rid(8)
Samba's idmap_rid Backend for Winbind
idmap_tdb(8)
Samba's idmap_tdb Backend for Winbind
idmap_tdb2(8)
Samba's idmap_tdb2 Backend for Winbind
idmapd(8)
NFSv4 ID <-> Name Mapper
idmapwb(8)
winbind ID mapping plugin for cifs-utils
ifconfig(8)
configure a network interface
ifdown(8)
take a network interface down
ifquery(8)
parse interface configuration
iftop(8)
display bandwidth usage on an interface by host
ifup(8)
bring a network interface up
imapproxyd(8)
IMAP proxy daemon
inadyn(8)
a small DDNS client to maintain your presence on the I...
init(8)
Upstart process management daemon
init-checkconf(8)
manual page for init-checkconf
initctl(8)
init daemon control tool
initctl2dot(8)
manual page for initctl2dot
initramfs-tools(8)
an introduction to writing scripts for mkinitramfs
insmod(8)
Simple program to insert a module into the Linux Kernel
insserv(8)
boot sequence organizer using LSB init.d script depend...
install-docs(8)
manage online Debian documentation
install-sgmlcatalog(8)
maintain transitional SGML catalog
installkernel(8)
install a new kernel image
intltool-extract(8)
generate header files which can be read by gettext
intltool-merge(8)
merge translated strings into various types of file
intltool-prepare(8)
Prepare software to make use of intltool
intltool-update(8)
updates PO template file and merge translations with it
intltoolize(8)
copy intltool related files to software package
intro(8)
introduction to administration and privileged commands
invoke-rc.d(8)
executes System-V style init script actions
iotop(8)
simple top-like I/O monitor
ip(8)
show / manipulate routing, devices, policy routing and...
ip-address(8)
protocol address management
ip-addrlabel(8)
protocol address label management
ip-l2tp(8)
L2TPv3 static unmanaged tunnel configuration
ip-link(8)
network device configuration
ip-maddress(8)
multicast addresses management
ip-monitor(8)
state monitoring
ip-mroute(8)
multicast routing cache management
ip-neighbour(8)
neighbour/arp tables management.
ip-netconf(8)
network configuration monitoring
ip-netns(8)
process network namespace management
ip-ntable(8)
neighbour table configuration
ip-route(8)
routing table management
ip-rule(8)
routing policy database management
ip-tcp_metrics(8)
management for TCP Metrics
ip-token(8)
tokenized interface identifer support
ip-tunnel(8)
tunnel configuration
ip-xfrm(8)
transform configuration
ip6tables(8)
administration tool for IPv4/IPv6 packet filtering and...
ip6tables-apply(8)
a safer way to update iptables remotely
ip6tables-restore(8)
Restore IPv6 Tables
ip6tables-save(8)
dump iptables rules to stdout
ipcheck(8)
dyndns.org client
ipcheck.py(8)
dyndns.org client
iptables(8)
administration tool for IPv4/IPv6 packet filtering and...
iptables-apply(8)
a safer way to update iptables remotely
iptables-extensions(8)
list of extensions in the standard iptables distrib...
iptables-restore(8)
Restore IP Tables
iptables-save(8)
dump iptables rules to stdout
iptaccount(8)
administrative utility to access xt_ACCOUNT statistics
iptraf(8)
Interactive Colorful IP LAN Monitor
isadump(8)
examine ISA registers
isaset(8)
set ISA registers
isosize(8)
output the length of an iso9660 filesystem
ispell-autobuildhash(8)
Autobuilding the ispell hash file for some dicts
iucode-tool(8)
Tool to manipulate Intel IA32/X86_64 microcode bundles
iucode_tool(8)
Tool to manipulate Intel IA32/X86_64 microcode bundles
iw(8)
show / manipulate wireless devices and their configura...
iwconfig(8)
configure a wireless network interface
iwevent(8)
Display Wireless Events generated by drivers and setti...
iwgetid(8)
Report ESSID, NWID or AP/Cell Address of wireless network
iwlist(8)
Get more detailed wireless information from a wireless...
iwpriv(8)
configure optionals (private) parameters of a wireless...
iwspy(8)
Get wireless statistics from specific nodes

J

john(8)
a tool to find weak passwords of your users

K

kbdrate(8)
reset the keyboard repeat rate and delay time
key.dns_resolver(8)
Upcall for request-key to handle dns_resolver keys
killall5(8)
send a signal to all processes.

L

laptop-detect(8)
attempt to detect a laptop
lastlog(8)
reports the most recent login of all users or of a giv...
ld-linux(8)
dynamic linker/loader
ld-linux.so(8)
dynamic linker/loader
ld.so(8)
dynamic linker/loader
ldattach(8)
attach a line discipline to a serial line
ldconfig(8)
configure dynamic linker run-time bindings
libgvc6-config-update(8)
maintain libgvc's configuration file
lmtp(8postfix)
Postfix SMTP+LMTP client
lnstat(8)
unified linux network statistics
loadunimap(8)
load the kernel unicode-to-font mapping table
local(8postfix)
Postfix local mail delivery
locale-gen(8)
compile a list of locale definition files
logrotate(8)
rotates, compresses, and mails system logs
logsave(8)
save the output of a command in a logfile
losetup(8)
set up and control loop devices
lowntfs-3g(8)
Third Generation Read/Write NTFS Driver
lsblk(8)
list block devices
lsinitramfs(8)
list content of an initramfs image
lsmod(8)
Show the status of modules in the Linux Kernel
lsof(8)
list open files
lspci(8)
list all PCI devices
lsusb(8)
list USB devices
luksformat(8)
Create and format an encrypted LUKS device
lvchange(8)
change attributes of a logical volume
lvconvert(8)
convert a logical volume from linear to mirror or snap...
lvcreate(8)
create a logical volume in an existing volume group
lvdisplay(8)
display attributes of a logical volume
lvextend(8)
extend the size of a logical volume
lvm(8)
LVM2 tools
lvmchange(8)
change attributes of the logical volume manager
lvmconf(8)
LVM configuration modifier
lvmdiskscan(8)
scan for all devices visible to LVM2
lvmdump(8)
create lvm2 information dumps for diagnostic purposes
lvmsadc(8)
LVM system activity data collector
lvmsar(8)
LVM system activity reporter
lvreduce(8)
reduce the size of a logical volume
lvremove(8)
remove a logical volume
lvrename(8)
rename a logical volume
lvresize(8)
resize a logical volume
lvs(8)
report information about logical volumes
lvscan(8)
scan (all disks) for logical volumes

M

mailer(8)
script to warn users about their weak passwords
make-ssl-cert(8)
Debconf wrapper for openssl
MAKEDEV(8)
create devices
mandb(8)
create or update the manual page index caches
mapscrn(8)
load screen output mapping table
master(8postfix)
Postfix master process
mii-tool(8)
view, manipulate media-independent interface status
miltertest(8)
milter unit test utility
mk_modmap(8)
translate a Linux keytable file into an xmodmap file
mkdosfs(8)
create an MS-DOS filesystem under Linux
mke2fs(8)
create an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
mkfs(8)
build a Linux filesystem
mkfs.bfs(8)
make an SCO bfs filesystem
mkfs.ext2(8)
create an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
mkfs.ext3(8)
create an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
mkfs.ext4(8)
create an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
mkfs.ext4dev(8)
create an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
mkfs.fat(8)
create an MS-DOS filesystem under Linux
mkfs.minix(8)
make a Minix filesystem
mkfs.msdos(8)
create an MS-DOS filesystem under Linux
mkfs.ntfs(8)
create an NTFS file system
mkfs.vfat(8)
create an MS-DOS filesystem under Linux
mkhomedir_helper(8)
Helper binary that creates home directories
mkinitramfs(8)
low-level tool for generating an initramfs image
mklost+found(8)
create a lost+found directory on a mounted Linux secon...
mkntfs(8)
create an NTFS file system
mksmbpasswd(8)
formats a /etc/passwd entry for a smbpasswd file
mkswap(8)
set up a Linux swap area
modinfo(8)
Show information about a Linux Kernel module
modprobe(8)
Add and remove modules from the Linux Kernel
mount(8)
mount a filesystem
mount.cifs(8)
mount using the Common Internet File System (CIFS)
mount.ecryptfs(8)
eCryptfs mount helper.
mount.fuse(8)
format and options for the fuse file systems
mount.lowntfs-3g(8)
Third Generation Read/Write NTFS Driver
mount.nfs(8)
mount a Network File System
mount.ntfs(8)
Third Generation Read/Write NTFS Driver
mount.ntfs-3g(8)
Third Generation Read/Write NTFS Driver
mountall(8)
Mount filesystems during boot
mountd(8)
NFS mount daemon
mountstats(8)
Displays NFS client per-mount statistics
mtr(8)
a network diagnostic tool
munin(8)
Munin manpage hub
munin-check(8)
A program to fix permissions of Munin directories and ...
munin-cron(8)
A program to batch other Munin master programs
munin-html(8)
A program to generate html-pages in an Munin installation
munin-limits(8)
A program to check for any off-limit values
munin-update(8)
A program to gather data from machines running munin-node

N

named-checkconf(8)
named configuration file syntax checking tool
named-checkzone(8)
zone file validity checking or converting tool
named-compilezone(8)
zone file validity checking or converting tool
nameif(8)
name network interfaces based on MAC addresses
net(8)
Tool for administration of Samba and remote CIFS servers.
netstat(8)
Print network connections, routing tables, interface s...
newusers(8)
update and create new users in batch
nfnl_osf(8)
load and unload os fingerprint database
nfsd(8)
NFS server process
nfsdcltrack(8)
NFSv4 Client Tracking Callout Program
nfsiostat(8)
Emulate iostat for NFS mount points using /proc/self/m...
nfsstat(8)
list NFS statistics
nmbd(8)
NetBIOS name server to provide NetBIOS over IP naming ...
nologin(8)
politely refuse a login
nslint(8)
perform consistency checks on dns files
nstat(8)
network statistics tools.
ntfs-3g(8)
Third Generation Read/Write NTFS Driver
ntfs-3g.probe(8)
Probe an NTFS volume mountability
ntfs-3g.secaudit(8)
NTFS Security Data Auditing
ntfs-3g.usermap(8)
NTFS Building a User Mapping File
ntfscat(8)
print NTFS files and streams on the standard output
ntfsclone(8)
Efficiently clone, image, restore or rescue an NTFS
ntfscluster(8)
identify files in a specified region of an NTFS volume.
ntfscmp(8)
compare two NTFS filesystems and tell the differences
ntfscp(8)
copy file to an NTFS volume.
ntfsfix(8)
fix common errors and force Windows to check NTFS
ntfsinfo(8)
dump a file's attributes
ntfslabel(8)
display/change the label on an ntfs file system
ntfsls(8)
list directory contents on an NTFS filesystem
ntfsprogs(8)
tools for doing neat things with NTFS
ntfsresize(8)
resize an NTFS filesystem without data loss
ntfsundelete(8)
recover a deleted file from an NTFS volume.
ntp-keygen(8)
generate public and private keys
ntp-wait(8)
wait for NTP server to synchronize
ntpd(8)
Network Time Protocol (NTP) daemon
ntpdate(8)
set the date and time via NTP
ntpdate-debian(8)
set the date and time via NTP
ntptime(8)
read kernel time variables

O

opendkim(8)
DKIM signing and verifying filter for MTAs
opendkim-atpszone(8)
DKIM ATPS zone file generation tool
opendkim-convert-keylist(8)
convert an OpenDKIM KeyList
opendkim-genkey(8)
DKIM filter key generation tool
opendkim-genzone(8)
DKIM public key zone file generation tool
opendkim-stats(8)
output opendkim statistics
opendkim-testadsp(8)
DKIM filter ADSP evaluation tool
opendkim-testkey(8)
DKIM filter installation test
opendkim-testmsg(8)
DKIM message tst
openvpn(8)
secure IP tunnel daemon.
oqmgr(8postfix)
old Postfix queue manager
ownership(8)
Compaq ownership tag retriever

P

pam-auth-update(8)
manage PAM configuration using packaged profiles
pam_access(8)
PAM module for logdaemon style login access control
pam_debug(8)
PAM module to debug the PAM stack
pam_deny(8)
The locking-out PAM module
pam_echo(8)
PAM module for printing text messages
pam_ecryptfs(8)
PAM module for eCryptfs
pam_env(8)
PAM module to set/unset environment variables
pam_exec(8)
PAM module which calls an external command
pam_faildelay(8)
Change the delay on failure per-application
pam_filter(8)
PAM filter module
pam_ftp(8)
PAM module for anonymous access module
pam_getenv(8)
get environment variables from /etc/environment
pam_group(8)
PAM module for group access
pam_issue(8)
PAM module to add issue file to user prompt
pam_keyinit(8)
Kernel session keyring initialiser module
pam_lastlog(8)
PAM module to display date of last login and perform i...
pam_limits(8)
PAM module to limit resources
pam_listfile(8)
deny or allow services based on an arbitrary file
pam_localuser(8)
require users to be listed in /etc/passwd
pam_loginuid(8)
Record user's login uid to the process attribute
pam_mail(8)
Inform about available mail
pam_mkhomedir(8)
PAM module to create users home directory
pam_motd(8)
Display the motd file
pam_namespace(8)
PAM module for configuring namespace for a session
pam_nologin(8)
Prevent non-root users from login
pam_permit(8)
The promiscuous module
pam_pwhistory(8)
PAM module to remember last passwords
pam_rhosts(8)
The rhosts PAM module
pam_rootok(8)
Gain only root access
pam_securetty(8)
Limit root login to special devices
pam_selinux(8)
PAM module to set the default security context
pam_sepermit(8)
PAM module to allow/deny login depending on SELinux en...
pam_shells(8)
PAM module to check for valid login shell
pam_succeed_if(8)
test account characteristics
pam_systemd(8)
Register user sessions in the systemd login manager
pam_tally(8)
The login counter (tallying) module
pam_tally2(8)
The login counter (tallying) module
pam_time(8)
PAM module for time control access
pam_timestamp(8)
Authenticate using cached successful authentication at...
pam_timestamp_check(8)
Check to see if the default timestamp is valid
pam_tty_audit(8)
Enable or disable TTY auditing for specified users
pam_umask(8)
PAM module to set the file mode creation mask
pam_unix(8)
Module for traditional password authentication
pam_unix2(8)
Standard PAM module for traditional password authentic...
pam_userdb(8)
PAM module to authenticate against a db database
pam_warn(8)
PAM module which logs all PAM items if called
pam_wheel(8)
Only permit root access to members of group wheel
pam_winbind(8)
PAM module for Winbind
pam_xauth(8)
PAM module to forward xauth keys between users
paperconfig(8)
configure the system default paper size
parted(8)
(unknown subject)
partprobe(8)
inform the OS of partition table changes
partx(8)
tell the Linux kernel about the presence and numbering...
pcimodules(8)
List kernel driver modules available for all currently...
pdbedit(8)
manage the SAM database (Database of Samba Users)
pg_createcluster(8)
create a new PostgreSQL cluster
pg_ctlcluster(8)
start/stop/restart/reload a PostgreSQL cluster
pg_dropcluster(8)
completely delete a PostgreSQL cluster
pg_updatedicts(8)
build PostgreSQL dictionaries from myspell/hunspell ones
pg_upgradecluster(8)
upgrade an existing PostgreSQL cluster to a new major...
php5-fpm(8)
PHP FastCGI Process Manager 'PHP-FPM'
pickup(8postfix)
Postfix local mail pickup
pidof(8)
find the process ID of a running program.
pimpstat(8)
UP-ImapProxy statistics
ping(8)
send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts
ping6(8)
send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts
pipe(8postfix)
Postfix delivery to external command
pivot_root(8)
change the root filesystem
pkcs11-helper-1(8)
Simplified PKCS#11 library.
pklocalauthority(8)
PolicyKit Local Authority
plipconfig(8)
fine tune PLIP device parameters
policyd-weight(8)
weighted SMTP policy daemon
polkit(8)
Authorization Framework
polkitd(8)
PolicyKit daemon
postfix-add-filter(8)
add filter service to Postfix master.cf
postfix-add-policy(8)
add policy service to Postfix master.cf
postscreen(8postfix)
Postfix zombie blocker
poweroff(8)
reboot or stop the system
powertop(8)
a power consumption and power management diagnosis tool.
pppconfig(8)
configure pppd to connect to the Internet
pppd(8)
Point-to-Point Protocol Daemon
pppd-radattr(8)
RADIUS utility plugin for pppd (8)
pppd-radius(8)
RADIUS authentication plugin for pppd (8)
pppdump(8)
convert PPP record file to readable format
pppoe-discovery(8)
perform PPPoE discovery
pppoeconf(8)
configures a PPPoE (ADSL) connection
pppstats(8)
print PPP statistics
pptp(8)
PPTP driver
pptpsetup(8)
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol setup
privoxy(8)
Privacy Enhancing Proxy
proxymap(8postfix)
Postfix lookup table proxy server
pvchange(8)
change attributes of a physical volume
pvck(8)
check physical volume metadata
pvcreate(8)
initialize a disk or partition for use by LVM
pvdisplay(8)
display attributes of a physical volume
pvmove(8)
move physical extents
pvremove(8)
remove a physical volume
pvresize(8)
resize a disk or partition in use by LVM2
pvs(8)
report information about physical volumes
pvscan(8)
scan all disks for physical volumes
pwck(8)
verify integrity of password files
pwconv(8)
convert to and from shadow passwords and groups
pwunconv(8)
convert to and from shadow passwords and groups
pygopherd(8)
Multiprotocol Information Server

Q

qmgr(8postfix)
Postfix queue manager
qmqpd(8postfix)
Postfix QMQP server

R

rarp(8)
manipulate the system RARP table
raw(8)
bind a Linux raw character device
reboot(8)
reboot or stop the system
regdbdump(8)
parse and print out regulatory rules file
reload(8)
init daemon control tool
remove-default-ispell(8)
remove default ispell dictionary
remove-default-wordlist(8)
remove default wordlist
remove-shell(8)
remove shells from the list of valid login shells
request-key(8)
Handle key instantiation callback requests from the ke...
resize2fs(8)
ext2/ext3/ext4 file system resizer
resizecons(8)
change kernel idea of the console size
resizepart(8)
simple wrapper around the "resize partition" ioctl
restart(8)
init daemon control tool
rmail(8)
handle remote mail received via uucp
rmmod(8)
Simple program to remove a module from the Linux Kernel
rmt(8)
remote magtape protocol module
rmt-tar(8)
remote magtape protocol module
rndc(8)
name server control utility
rndc-confgen(8)
rndc key generation tool
rotatelogs(8)
Piped logging program to rotate Apache logs
route(8)
show / manipulate the IP routing table
routef(8)
flush routes
routel(8)
list routes with pretty output format
rpc.gssd(8)
RPCSEC_GSS daemon
rpc.idmapd(8)
NFSv4 ID <-> Name Mapper
rpc.mountd(8)
NFS mount daemon
rpc.nfsd(8)
NFS server process
rpc.sm-notify(8)
send reboot notifications to NFS peers
rpc.statd(8)
NSM service daemon
rpc.svcgssd(8)
server-side rpcsec_gss daemon
rpcbind(8)
universal addresses to RPC program number mapper
rpcdebug(8)
set and clear NFS and RPC kernel debug flags
rpcinfo(8)
report RPC information
rsyslog.conf(5)
rsyslogd(8) configuration file
rsyslogd(8)
reliable and extended syslogd
rtacct(8)
network statistics tools.
rtcwake(8)
enter a system sleep state until specified wakeup time
rtmon(8)
listens to and monitors RTnetlink
rtstat(8)
unified linux network statistics
run-parts(8)
run scripts or programs in a directory
runlevel(8)
output previous and current runlevel
rvnamed(8)
reverse name resolution daemon for iptraf (8)

S

sa1(8)
Collect and store binary data in the system activity d...
sa2(8)
Write a daily report in the /var/log/sysstat directory.
sadc(8)
System activity data collector.
safe_finger(8)
finger client wrapper that protects against nasty stuf...
samba(8)
Server to provide AD and SMB/CIFS services to clients
samba-regedit(8)
ncurses based tool to manage the Samba registry
samba-tool(8)
Main Samba administration tool.
savelog(8)
save a log file
scache(8postfix)
Postfix shared connection cache server
select-default-ispell(8)
select default ispell dictionary
select-default-wordlist(8)
select default wordlist
sensors-detect(8)
detect hardware monitoring chips
service(8)
run a System V init script
setarch(8)
change reported architecture in new program environmen...
setcap(8)
set file capabilities
setfont(8)
load EGA/VGA console screen font
setkeycodes(8)
load kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table entries
setlogcons(8)
Send kernel messages to console N
setpci(8)
configure PCI devices
setvesablank(8)
Turn VESA screen blanking on or off
setvtrgb(8)
set the virtual terminal RGB colors
sfdisk(8)
partition table manipulator for Linux
sftp-server(8)
SFTP server subsystem
shadowconfig(8)
toggle shadow passwords on and off
showconsolefont(8)
Show the current EGA/VGA console screen font
showmount(8)
show mount information for an NFS server
showq(8postfix)
list the Postfix mail queue
shutdown(8)
bring the system down
slattach(8)
attach a network interface to a serial line
sln(8)
create symbolic links
sm-notify(8)
send reboot notifications to NFS peers
smartctl(8)
Control and Monitor Utility for SMART Disks
smartd(8)
SMART Disk Monitoring Daemon
smbd(8)
server to provide SMB/CIFS services to clients
smbpasswd(8)
change a user's SMB password
smbspool(8)
send a print file to an SMB printer
smbspool_krb5_wrapper(8)
This is a CUPS printing backend which calls smbspool
smbta-util(8)
control encryption in VFS smb_traffic_analyzer
smtp(8postfix)
Postfix SMTP+LMTP client
smtpd(8postfix)
Postfix SMTP server
spamd(8p)
daemonized version of spamassassin
spampd(8)
Spam Proxy Daemon (version 2.2)
spawn(8postfix)
Postfix external command spawner
split-logfile(8)
Split combined virtual hosts access log into one file ...
ss(8)
another utility to investigate sockets
ssh-keysign(8)
ssh helper program for host-based authentication
ssh-pkcs11-helper(8)
ssh-agent helper program for PKCS#11 support
sshd(8)
OpenSSH SSH daemon
start(8)
init daemon control tool
start-stop-daemon(8)
start and stop system daemon programs
startpar(8)
start runlevel scripts in parallel
statd(8)
NSM service daemon
status(8)
init daemon control tool
stop(8)
init daemon control tool
sudo(8)
execute a command as another user
sudo_logsrvd(8)
sudo event and I/O log server
sudo_plugin(8)
Sudo Plugin API
sudo_root(8)
How to run administrative commands
sudo_sendlog(8)
send sudo I/O log to log server
sudoedit(8)
execute a command as another user
sudoreplay(8)
replay sudo session logs
sulogin(8)
Single-user login
svcgssd(8)
server-side rpcsec_gss daemon
svnserve(8)
Server for the 'svn' repository access method
swaplabel(8)
print or change the label or UUID of a swap area
swapoff(8)
enable/disable devices and files for paging and swapping
swapon(8)
enable/disable devices and files for paging and swapping
switch_root(8)
switch to another filesystem as the root of the mount ...
sync(8)
synchronize data on disk with memory
sysctl(8)
configure kernel parameters at runtime
systemd-hostnamed(8)
Hostname bus mechanism
systemd-hostnamed.service(8)
Hostname bus mechanism
systemd-localed(8)
Locale bus mechanism
systemd-localed.service(8)
Locale bus mechanism
systemd-logind(8)
Login manager
systemd-logind.service(8)
Login manager
systemd-timedated(8)
Time and date bus mechanism
systemd-timedated.service(8)
Time and date bus mechanism
systemd-udevd(8)
Device event managing daemon
systemd-udevd-control.socket(8)
Device event managing daemon
systemd-udevd-kernel.socket(8)
Device event managing daemon
systemd-udevd.service(8)
Device event managing daemon

T

tasksel(8)
a user interface for installing tasks
tc(8)
show / manipulate traffic control settings
tc-bfifo(8)
Packet limited First In, First Out queue
tc-cbq(8)
Class Based Queueing
tc-cbq-details(8)
Class Based Queueing
tc-choke(8)
choose and keep scheduler
tc-codel(8)
Controlled-Delay Active Queue Management algorithm
tc-drr(8)
deficit round robin scheduler
tc-ematch(8)
extended matches for use with "basic" or "flow" filters
tc-fq_codel(8)
Fair Queuing (FQ) with Controlled Delay (CoDel)
tc-hfsc(8)
Hierarchical Fair Service Curve's control under linux
tc-htb(8)
Hierarchy Token Bucket
tc-netem(8)
Network Emulator
tc-pfifo(8)
Packet limited First In, First Out queue
tc-pfifo_fast(8)
three-band first in, first out queue
tc-prio(8)
Priority qdisc
tc-red(8)
Random Early Detection
tc-sfb(8)
Stochastic Fair Blue
tc-sfq(8)
Stochastic Fairness Queueing
tc-stab(8)
Generic size table manipulations
tc-tbf(8)
Token Bucket Filter
tcpd(8)
access control facility for internet services
tcpdchk(8)
tcp wrapper configuration checker
tcpdmatch(8)
tcp wrapper oracle
tcpdump(8)
dump traffic on a network
tdbbackup(8)
tool for backing up and for validating the integrity o...
tdbbackup.tdbtools(8)
tool for backing up and for validating the integrity...
tdbdump(8)
tool for printing the contents of a TDB file
tdbrestore(8)
tool for creating a TDB file out of a tdbdump output
tdbtool(8)
manipulate the contents TDB files
telinit(8)
change system runlevel
thermald(8)
start Linux thermal daemon
tincd(8)
tinc VPN daemon
tlsmgr(8postfix)
Postfix TLS session cache and PRNG manager
tlsproxy(8postfix)
Postfix TLS proxy
torsocks(1)
Shell wrapper to simplify the use of the torsocks(8) l...
torsocks(8)
Library for intercepting outgoing network connections ...
torsocks.conf(5)
configuration file for torsocks(8)
trace(8postfix)
Postfix delivery status reports
tracepath(8)
traces path to a network host discovering MTU along th...
tracepath6(8)
traces path to a network host discovering MTU along th...
traceroute6(8)
traces path to a network host
traceroute6.iputils(8)
traces path to a network host
trivial-rewrite(8postfix)
Postfix address rewriting and resolving daemon
try-from(8)
test program for the tcp_wrapper
tune2fs(8)
adjust tunable filesystem parameters on ext2/ext3/ext4...
tunelp(8)
set various parameters for the lp device
tzselect(8)
select a timezone

U

udevadm(8)
udev management tool
udevd(8)
Device event managing daemon
ufw(8)
program for managing a netfilter firewall
ufw-framework(8)
using the ufw framework
umount(8)
unmount file systems
umount.ecryptfs(8)
eCryptfs umount helper.
umount.nfs(8)
unmount a Network File System
unafs(8)
script to warn users about their weak passwords
unattended-upgrade(8)
automatic installation of security (and other) upgrades
unbound(8)
Unbound DNS validating resolver 1.4.22.
unbound-anchor(8)
Unbound anchor utility.
unbound-checkconf(8)
Check unbound configuration file for errors.
unbound-control(8)
Unbound remote server control utility.
unique(8)
removes duplicates from a wordlist
unix2_chkpwd(8)
helper binary that verifies the password of the curren...
unix_chkpwd(8)
Helper binary that verifies the password of the curren...
unix_update(8)
Helper binary that updates the password of a given user
unshadow(8)
combines passwd and shadow files
update-alternatives(8)
maintain symbolic links determining default commands
update-apt-xapian-index(8)
rebuild the Apt Xapian Index
update-binfmts(8)
maintain registry of executable binary formats
update-ca-certificates(8)
update /etc/ssl/certs and certificates.crt
update-catalog(8)
create or update entry in SGML catalog file
update-default-aspell(8)
rebuild aspell database and emacsen stuff
update-default-ispell(8)
update default ispell dictionary
update-default-wordlist(8)
update default wordlist
update-dictcommon-aspell(8)
rebuild aspell database and emacsen stuff
update-dictcommon-hunspell(8)
rebuild hunspell database and emacsen stuff
update-fmtlang(8)
update various TeX-related configuration files
update-fmtutil(8)
update various TeX-related configuration files
update-fonts-alias(8)
compile fonts.alias files
update-fonts-dir(8)
compile fonts.dir files
update-fonts-scale(8)
generate fonts.scale files
update-gconf-defaults(8)
generate GConf defaults shipped in Debian packages
update-grub(8)
stub for grub-mkconfig
update-grub-gfxpayload(8)
update /boot/grub/gfxblacklist.txt
update-grub2(8)
stub for grub-mkconfig
update-icon-caches(8)
Update wrapper script for the icon caches
update-icon-caches.gtk2(8)
Update wrapper script for the icon caches
update-inetd(8)
create, remove, enable or disable entry in /etc/inetd....
update-info-dir(8)
update or create index file from all installed info fi...
update-initramfs(8)
generate an initramfs image
update-java-alternatives(8)
update alternatives for jre/sdk installations
update-language(8)
update various TeX-related configuration files
update-language-dat(8)
update various TeX-related configuration files
update-language-def(8)
update various TeX-related configuration files
update-language-lua(8)
update various TeX-related configuration files
update-mime(8)
create or update MIME information
update-passwd(8)
safely update /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow and /etc/group
update-pciids(8)
download new version of the PCI ID list
update-perl-sax-parsers(8)
(de)register Perl SAX parser modules
update-python-modules(8)
byte-compile python modules
update-rc.d(8)
install and remove System-V style init script links
update-smart-drivedb(8)
update smartmontools drive database
update-texmf(8)
shell script to generate /etc/texmf/texmf.cnf
update-texmf-config(8)
script used in maintainer scripts to trigger tex-co...
update-updmap(8)
generate
update-usbids(8)
download new version of the USB ID list
update-xmlcatalog(8)
maintain XML catalog files
upstart-dbus-bridge(8)
Bridge between Upstart and D-Bus
upstart-event-bridge(8)
Bridge between system Upstart and session Upstart
upstart-file-bridge(8)
Bridge between Upstart and inotify
upstart-local-bridge(8)
Bridge between Upstart and a local client socket c...
upstart-socket-bridge(8)
Bridge between Upstart and sockets
upstart-udev-bridge(8)
Bridge between Upstart and udev
uptimed(8)
daemon to record uptime records
uptimed.conf(5)
The configuration file for uptimed(8)
ureadahead(8)
Read files in advance during boot
useradd(8)
create a new user or update default new user information
userdel(8)
delete a user account and related files
usermod(8)
modify a user account
usewithtor(1)
Shell wrapper to simplify the use of the torsocks(8) l...
uuidd(8)
UUID generation daemon

V

vcstime(8)
Show time in upper right hand corner of the console sc...
verify(8postfix)
Postfix address verification server
veritysetup(8)
manage dm-verity (block level verification) volumes
vfs_acl_tdb(8)
Save NTFS-ACLs in a tdb file
vfs_acl_xattr(8)
Save NTFS-ACLs in Extended Attributes (EAs)
vfs_aio_fork(8)
implement async I/O in Samba vfs
vfs_aio_linux(8)
implement async I/O in Samba vfs using Linux kernel ai...
vfs_aio_pthread(8)
implement async I/O in Samba vfs using a pthread pool
vfs_audit(8)
record selected Samba VFS operations in the system log
vfs_btrfs(8)
Utilize features provided by the Btrfs filesystem
vfs_cacheprime(8)
prime the kernel file data cache
vfs_cap(8)
CAP encode filenames
vfs_catia(8)
translate illegal characters in Catia filenames
vfs_ceph(8)
Utilize features provided by CephFS
vfs_commit(8)
flush dirty data at specified intervals
vfs_crossrename(8)
server side rename files across filesystem boundaries
vfs_default_quota(8)
store default quota records for Windows clients
vfs_dirsort(8)
Sort directory contents
vfs_extd_audit(8)
record selected Samba VFS operations
vfs_fake_perms(8)
enable read only Roaming Profiles
vfs_fileid(8)
Generates file_id structs with unique device id values...
vfs_fruit(8)
Enhanced OS X and Netatalk interoperability
vfs_full_audit(8)
record Samba VFS operations in the system log
vfs_glusterfs(8)
Utilize features provided by GlusterFS
vfs_gpfs(8)
gpfs specific samba extensions like acls and prealloc
vfs_linux_xfs_sgid(8)
(unknown subject)
vfs_media_harmony(8)
Allow multiple Avid clients to share a network drive.
vfs_netatalk(8)
hide .AppleDouble files from CIFS clients
vfs_prealloc(8)
preallocate matching files to a predetermined size
vfs_preopen(8)
Hide read latencies for applications reading numbered ...
vfs_readahead(8)
pre-load the kernel buffer cache
vfs_readonly(8)
make a Samba share read only for a specified time period
vfs_recycle(8)
Samba VFS recycle bin
vfs_scannedonly(8)
Ensures that only files that have been scanned for vir...
vfs_shadow_copy(8)
Expose snapshots to Windows clients as shadow copies.
vfs_shadow_copy2(8)
Expose snapshots to Windows clients as shadow copies.
vfs_shell_snap(8)
Shell script callouts for snapshot creation and deletion
vfs_smb_traffic_analyzer(8)
log Samba VFS read and write operations throug...
vfs_snapper(8)
Expose snapshots managed by snapper as shadow-copies
vfs_streams_depot(8)
EXPERIMENTAL module to store alternate data streams i...
vfs_streams_xattr(8)
Store alternate data streams in posix xattrs
vfs_syncops(8)
Ensure meta data operations are performed synchronously.
vfs_time_audit(8)
samba vfs module to log slow VFS operations
vfs_tsmsm(8)
VFS module for handling offline files with Tivoli Stor...
vfs_unityed_media(8)
Allow multiple Avid clients to share a network drive.
vfs_worm(8)
disallows writes for older file
vfs_xattr_tdb(8)
Save Extended Attributes (EAs) in a tdb file
vgcfgbackup(8)
backup volume group descriptor area
vgcfgrestore(8)
restore volume group descriptor area
vgchange(8)
change attributes of a volume group
vgck(8)
check volume group metadata
vgconvert(8)
convert volume group metadata format
vgcreate(8)
create a volume group
vgdisplay(8)
display attributes of volume groups
vgexport(8)
make volume groups unknown to the system
vgextend(8)
add physical volumes to a volume group
vgimport(8)
make exported volume groups known to the system
vgimportclone(8)
import and rename duplicated volume group (e.g. a hard...
vgmerge(8)
merge two volume groups
vgmknodes(8)
recreate volume group directory and logical volume spe...
vgreduce(8)
reduce a volume group
vgremove(8)
remove a volume group
vgrename(8)
rename a volume group
vgs(8)
report information about volume groups
vgscan(8)
scan all disks for volume groups and rebuild caches
vgsplit(8)
split a volume group into two
vigr(8)
edit the password, group, shadow-password or shadow-gr...
vipw(8)
edit the password, group, shadow-password or shadow-gr...
virtual(8postfix)
Postfix virtual domain mail delivery agent
visudo(8)
edit the sudoers file
vmstat(8)
Report virtual memory statistics
vpddecode(8)
VPD structure decoder
vpnc(8)
client for Cisco VPN3000 Concentrator, IOS and PIX
vpnc-connect(8)
client for Cisco VPN3000 Concentrator, IOS and PIX
vpnc-disconnect(8)
client for Cisco VPN3000 Concentrator, IOS and PIX

W

winbindd(8)
Name Service Switch daemon for resolving names from NT...
wipefs(8)
wipe a filesystem signature from a device
wpa_action(8)
wpa_cli action script
wpa_background(8)
Background information on Wi-Fi Protected Access and I...
wpa_cli(8)
WPA command line client
wpa_passphrase(8)
Generate a WPA PSK from an ASCII passphrase for a SSID
wpa_supplicant(8)
Wi-Fi Protected Access client and IEEE 802.1X supplicant

X

xtables-addons(8)
additional extensions for iptables, ip6tables, etc.
xtables-multi(8)
xtables multi-link binary for netfilter's iptables and...

Z

zdump(8)
timezone dumper
zic(8)
time zone compiler

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