Section 8: Administration and Privileged Commands

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Section index

1

1 select-default-ispell(8)
select default ispell dictionary
1 select-default-wordlist(8)
select default wordlist

A

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

B

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

C

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

D

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

E

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

F

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.

G

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

H

halt(8)
stop the system.
htcacheclean(8)
Clean up the disk cache
hwclock(8)
query and set the hardware clock (RTC)

I

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

K

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.

L

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

M

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

N

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

O

ownership(8)
Compaq ownership tag retriever

P

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

R

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

S

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

T

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

U

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

V

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

Y

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

Z

zic(8)
time zone compiler

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