Section 8: Administration and Privileged Commands
1
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
U
V
Y
Z
Section index
- 1 select-default-ispell(8)
- select default ispell dictionary
- 1 select-default-wordlist(8)
- select default wordlist
- a2dismod(8)
- enable or disable an apache2 module
- a2enmod(8)
- enable or disable an apache2 module
- ab(8)
- Apache HTTP server benchmarking tool
- accessdb(8)
- dumps the content of a man-db database in a human readable format.
- add-shell(8)
- add shells to the list of valid login shells
- addgroup(8)
- add a user or group to the system
- adduser(8)
- add a user or group to the system
- adduser.conf(5)
- configuration file for adduser(8) and addgroup(8) .
- apache-modconf(8)
- reconfigure the Apache webserver modules list
- apache2(8)
- Apache hypertext transfer protocol server
- apache2ctl(8)
- Apache HTTP Server Control Interface
- apt(8)
- Advanced Package Tool
- apt-cache(8)
- APT package handling utility - - cache manipulator
- apt-cdrom(8)
- APT CDROM 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-secure(8)
- Archive authentication support for APT
- aptitude(8)
- high-level interface to the package manager
- arp(8)
- manipulate the system ARP cache
- aspell-autobuildhash(8)
- Autobuilding aspell hash files for some dicts
- atd(8)
- run jobs queued for later execution
- autofs(8)
- Control Script for automounter
- automount(8)
- configure mount points for autofs
- badblocks(8)
- search a device for bad blocks
- biosdecode(8)
- BIOS information decoder
- blkid(8)
- command-line utility to locate/print block device attributes
- blockdev(8)
- call block device ioctls from the command line
- bootlogd(8)
- record boot messages
- catman(8)
- create or update the pre-formatted manual pages
- cfdisk(8)
- Curses based disk partition table manipulator for Linux
- check_forensic(8)
- tool to extract mod_log_forensic output from apache log files
- 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 directory
- cleanup-info(8)
- clean up the mess that bogus install-info may have done
- clock(8)
- query and set the hardware clock (RTC)
- cpgr(8)
- copy with locking the given file to the password or group file
- cppw(8)
- copy with locking the given file to the password or group file
- cron(8)
- daemon to execute scheduled commands (Vixie Cron)
- cytune(8)
- Tune Cyclades driver parameters
- debugfs(8)
- ext2/ext3 file system debugger
- defoma-reconfigure(8)
- Reconfigure all from zero.
- delgroup(8)
- remove a user or group from the system
- deluser(8)
- remove a user or group from the system
- deluser.conf(5)
- configuration file for deluser(8) and delgroup(8) .
- depmod(8)
- program to generate modules.dep and map files.
- depmod.modutils(8)
- handle dependency descriptions for loadable kernel modules
- dhclient(8)
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Client
- dhclient-script(8)
- DHCP client network configuration script
- dmesg(8)
- print or control the kernel ring buffer
- dmidecode(8)
- DMI table decoder
- domainname(8)
- set or display name of current domain
- 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 filesystem information
- e2fsck(8)
- check a Linux ext2/ext3 file system
- e2image(8)
- Save critical ext2/ext3 filesystem metadata to a file
- e2label(8)
- Change the label on an ext2/ext3 filesystem
- elvtune(8)
- I/O elevator tuner
- /etc/adduser.conf(5)
- configuration file for adduser(8) and addgroup(8) .
- /etc/deluser.conf(5)
- configuration file for deluser(8) and delgroup(8) .
- /etc/init.d/autofs(8)
- Control Script for automounter
- exicyclog(8)
- Cycle exim's logfiles
- EXIGREP(8)
- Search Exim's main log
- exigrep(8)
- Search Exim's main log
- exim(8)
- a Mail Transfer Agent
- exim4(8)
- a Mail Transfer Agent
- exim_checkaccess(8)
- Check address acceptance from given IP
- exim_convert4r4(8)
- Convert Exim configuration from v3 to v4 format
- exim_db(8)
- Manage Exim's hint databases (exim_dumpdb, exim_fixdb, exim_tidydb)
- exim_dbmbuild(8)
- Build a DBM file.
- exim_dumpdb(8)
- Manage Exim's hint databases (exim_dumpdb, exim_fixdb, exim_tidydb)
- exim_fixdb(8)
- Manage Exim's hint databases (exim_dumpdb, exim_fixdb, exim_tidydb)
- exim_lock(8)
- Mailbox maintenance
- exim_tidydb(8)
- Manage Exim's hint databases (exim_dumpdb, exim_fixdb, exim_tidydb)
- eximnext(8)
- Finding individual retry times
- eximstats(8)
- generates statistics from Exim mainlog or syslog files.
- exinext(8)
- Finding individual retry times
- exipick(8)
- selectively display messages from an Exim queue
- exiqgrep(8)
- Search in the exim queue
- exiqsumm(8)
- Summarising the queue
- exiwhat(8)
- Finding out what Exim processes are doing
- faillog(8)
- display faillog records or set login failure limits
- fdformat(8)
- Low-level formats a floppy disk
- fdisk(8)
- Partition table manipulator for Linux
- filefrag(8)
- report on file fragmentation
- findfs(8)
- Find a filesystem by label or UUID
- fsck(8)
- check and repair a Linux file system
- fsck.ext2(8)
- check a Linux ext2/ext3 file system
- fsck.ext3(8)
- check a Linux ext2/ext3 file system
- fsck.minix(8)
- a file system consistency checker for Linux
- fsck.nfs(8)
- Dummy fsck.nfs script that always returns success.
- genisoimage(8)
- create ISO9660/Joliet/HFS filesystem with optional Rock Ridge attributes
- genksyms(8)
- generate symbol version information
- 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
- halt(8)
- stop the system.
- htcacheclean(8)
- Clean up the disk cache
- hwclock(8)
- query and set the hardware clock (RTC)
- iconvconfig(8)
- Create fastloading iconv module configuration file
- ifconfig(8)
- configure a network interface
- ifdown(8)
- take a network interface down
- ifup(8)
- bring a network interface up
- inetd(8)
- internet super-server
- init(8)
- process control initialization
- insmod(8)
- simple program to insert a module into the Linux Kernel
- insmod.modutils(8)
- install loadable kernel module 0
- install-info(8)
- create or update entry in Info directory
- install-sgmlcatalog(8)
- maintain transitional SGML catalog
- installkernel(8)
- install a new kernel image
- intro(8)
- Introduction to administration and privileged commands
- invoke-rc.d(8)
- executes System-V style init script actions
- ip6tables(8)
- IPv6 packet filter administration
- ip6tables-restore(8)
- Restore IPv6 Tables
- ip6tables-save(8)
- Save IPv6 Tables
- ipcrm(8)
- remove a message queue, semaphore set or shared memory id
- ipcs(8)
- provide information on ipc facilities
- iptables(8)
- administration tool for IPv4 packet filtering and NAT
- iptables-restore(8)
- Restore IP Tables
- iptables-save(8)
- Save IP Tables
- isosize(8)
- outputs the length of a iso9660 file system
- ispell-autobuildhash(8)
- Autobuilding the ispell hash file for some dicts
- kallsyms(8)
- Extract all kernel symbols for debugging
- kerneld(8)
- perform kernel action in user space (such as on-demand loading of modules)
- killall5(8)
- send a signal to all processes.
- klogd(8)
- Kernel Log Daemon
- ksyms(8)
- display exported kernel symbols.
- lastlog(8)
- reports the most recent login of all users or of a given user
- ld-linux(8)
- dynamic linker/loader
- ld-linux.so(8)
- dynamic linker/loader
- ld.so(8)
- dynamic linker/loader
- ld.so/ld-linux.so(8)
- dynamic linker/loader
- ldconfig(8)
- configure dynamic linker run-time bindings
- locale-gen(8)
- generates localisation files from templates
- logresolve(8)
- Resolve IP-addresses to hostnames in Apache log 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
- lsmod(8)
- program to show the status of modules in the Linux Kernel
- lsmod.modutils(8)
- list loaded modules.
- lsof(8)
- list open files
- mailq(8)
- a Mail Transfer Agent
- makedbm(8)
- create or dump a ypserv database file
- MAKEDEV(8)
- create devices
- mandb(8)
- create or update the manual page index caches
- mii-tool(8)
- view, manipulate media-independent interface status
- mkboot(8)
- makes a bootdisk
- mke2fs(8)
- create an ext2/ext3 filesystem
- mkfs(8)
- build a Linux file system
- mkfs.ext2(8)
- create an ext2/ext3 filesystem
- mkfs.ext3(8)
- create an ext2/ext3 filesystem
- mkfs.minix(8)
- make a Linux MINIX filesystem
- mkhybrid(8)
- create ISO9660/Joliet/HFS filesystem with optional Rock Ridge attributes
- mkisofs(8)
- create ISO9660/Joliet/HFS filesystem with optional Rock Ridge attributes
- mklost+found(8)
- create a lost+found directory on a mounted Linux second extended file system
- mknetid(8)
- generate data for netid map
- mkswap(8)
- set up a Linux swap area
- modclean(8)
- automatically unload loadable modules
- modinfo(8)
- program to show information about a Linux Kernel module
- modinfo.modutils(8)
- display information about a kernel module
- modprobe(8)
- program to add and remove modules from the Linux Kernel
- modprobe.modutils(8)
- high level handling of loadable modules
- modules-config(8)
- reconfigure the Apache webserver modules list
- mount(8)
- mount a file system
- munin-node(8)
- A daemon to gather information in cooperation with the main Munin program
- munin-node-configure(8)
- A program to view configurations for munin-node
- munin-node-configure-snmp(8)
- A sub-program used by munin-node-configure to do the actual SNMP probing.
- munin-run(8)
- A program to run munin-node plugins from the command line
- nameif(8)
- name network interfaces based on MAC addresses
- netstat(8)
- Print network connections, routing tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections, and multicast memberships
- newaliases(8)
- a Mail Transfer Agent
- newusers(8)
- update and create new users in batch
- ngrep(8)
- network grep
- nisdomainname(8)
- set or display name of current NIS(YP) domain
- nologin(8)
- politely refuse a login
- nsupdate(8)
- Dynamic DNS update utility
- ownership(8)
- Compaq ownership tag retriever
- pam_getenv(8)
- get environment variables from /etc/environment
- pidof(8)
- find the process ID of a running program.
- ping(8)
- send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts
- ping6(8)
- send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts
- pivot_root(8)
- change the root file system
- plipconfig(8)
- fine tune PLIP device parameters
- pmap_dump(8)
- print a list of all registered RPC programs
- pmap_set(8)
- set the list of registered RPC programs
- portmap(8)
- DARPA port to RPC program number mapper
- poweroff(8)
- stop the system.
- 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
- pwupdate(8)
- updates passwd and shadow NIS map
- ramsize(8)
- query/set image root device, RAM disk size, or video mode
- rarp(8)
- manipulate the system RARP table
- raw(8)
- bind a Linux raw character device
- rdev(8)
- query/set image root device, RAM disk size, or video mode
- reboot(8)
- stop the system.
- 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
- resize2fs(8)
- ext2/ext3 file system resizer
- revnetgroup(8)
- generate reverse netgroup data
- rmail(8)
- a Mail Transfer Agent
- rmmod(8)
- simple program to remove a module from the Linux Kernel
- rmmod.modutils(8)
- unload loadable modules
- rmt(8)
- remote magtape protocol module
- rmt-tar(8)
- remote magtape protocol module
- rootflags(8)
- query/set image root device, RAM disk size, or video mode
- rotatelogs(8)
- Piped logging program to rotate Apache logs
- route(8)
- show / manipulate the IP routing table
- rpc.yppasswdd(8)
- NIS password update daemon
- rpc.ypxfrd(8)
- NIS map transfer server
- rpcinfo(8)
- report RPC information
- rsmtp(8)
- a Mail Transfer Agent
- run-parts(8)
- run scripts or programs in a directory
- runlevel(8)
- find the previous and current system runlevel.
- runq(8)
- a Mail Transfer Agent
- safe_finger(8)
- finger client wrapper that protects against nasty stuff from finger servers
- savelog(8)
- save a log file
- select-default-ispell(8)
- select default ispell dictionary
- select-default-wordlist(8)
- select default wordlist
- sendmail(8)
- a Mail Transfer Agent
- setsid(8)
- run a program in a new session
- sfdisk(8)
- Partition table manipulator for Linux
- sftp-server(8)
- SFTP server subsystem
- shadowconfig(8)
- toggle shadow passwords on and off
- shutdown(8)
- bring the system down
- slattach(8)
- attach a network interface to a serial line
- ssh-keysign(8)
- ssh helper program for hostbased authentication
- sshd(8)
- OpenSSH SSH daemon
- start-stop-daemon(8)
- start and stop system daemon programs
- startpar(8)
- start runlevel scripts in parallel
- sudo(8)
- execute a command as another user
- sudoedit(8)
- execute a command as another user
- suexec(8)
- Switch User For Exec
- suexec2(8)
- Switch user before executing external programs
- sulogin(8)
- Single-user login
- svnserve(8)
- Server for the 'svn' repository access method
- swapoff(8)
- enable/disable devices and files for paging and swapping
- swapon(8)
- enable/disable devices and files for paging and swapping
- sync(8)
- synchronize data on disk with memory
- sync-available(8)
- sync dpkg's available database with apt's database
- sysctl(8)
- configure kernel parameters at runtime
- sysctl.conf(5)
- sysctl(8) preload/configuration file
- sysklogd(8)
- Linux system logging utilities.
- syslog-facility(8)
- Setup and remove LOCALx facility for sysklogd
- syslog.conf(5)
- syslogd(8) configuration file
- syslog2eximlog(8)
- make syslog output suitable for eximstats
- syslogd(8)
- Linux system logging utilities.
- syslogd-listfiles(8)
- list system logfiles
- tasksel(8)
- a user interface for installing tasks
- tcpd(8)
- access control facility for internet services
- tcpdchk(8)
- tcp wrapper configuration checker
- tcpdmatch(8)
- tcp wrapper oracle
- telinit(8)
- process control initialization
- traceroute(8)
- print the route packets take to network host
- traceroute.lbl(8)
- print the route packets take to network host
- try-from(8)
- test program for the tcp_wrapper
- tune2fs(8)
- adjust tunable filesystem parameters on ext2/ext3 filesystems
- tunelp(8)
- set various parameters for the lp device
- tzconfig(8)
- set the local timezone
- tzselect(8)
- select a time zone
- umount(8)
- unmount file systems
- unix_chkpwd(8)
- check the password of the invoking user
- update-alternatives(8)
- maintain symbolic links determining default commands
- 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-exim4.conf(8)
- Generate exim4 configuration files.
- update-exim4.conf.template(8)
- Regenerate exim4 configuration file template.
- update-exim4defaults(8)
- Manage exim4 daemon default file.
- update-inetd(8)
- create, remove, enable or disable entry in /etc/inetd.conf
- update-locale(8)
- Modify global locale settings
- update-mime(8)
- create or update MIME information
- update-modules(8)
- obsolete command
- update-modules.modutils(8)
- (re)generate /etc/modules.conf and /etc/chandev.conf
- update-openoffice-dicts(8)
- rebuild dictionary.lst for OpenOffice.org
- update-passwd(8)
- safely update /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow and /etc/group
- update-python-modules(8)
- byte-compile python modules
- update-rc.d(8)
- install and remove System-V style init script links
- update-texmf(8)
- shell script to generate /etc/texmf/texmf.cnf
- update-xmlcatalog(8)
- maintain XML catalog files
- update-xpdfrc(8)
- program to generate xpdf's configuration file
- 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
- validlocale(8)
- Test if a given locale is available
- vidmode(8)
- query/set image root device, RAM disk size, or video mode
- vigr(8)
- edit the password, group, shadow-password or shadow-group file
- vipw(8)
- edit the password, group, shadow-password or shadow-group file
- visudo(8)
- edit the sudoers file
- vmstat(8)
- Report virtual memory statistics
- vpddecode(8)
- VPD structure decoder
- ypbind(8)
- NIS binding process
- ypdomainname(8)
- set or display name of current NIS(YP) domain
- yphelper(8)
- helper application for internal use
- ypinit(8)
- NIS database install and build program
- yppasswdd(8)
- NIS password update daemon
- yppoll(8)
- return version and master server of a NIS map
- yppush(8)
- force propagation of changed NIS databases
- ypserv(8)
- NIS server
- ypset(8)
- bind ypbind to a particular NIS server
- yptest(8)
- test NIS configuration
- ypxfr(8)
- transfer NIS database from remote server to local host
- ypxfrd(8)
- NIS map transfer server
- zic(8)
- time zone compiler
1
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
U
V
Y
Z