Manual Pages - Names and Descriptions

Section 8: Administration and Privileged Commands

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Manual pages referenced in /usr/share/man/whatis /usr/local/share/man/whatis

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.P(Disclaimer:): - Network Time Protocol (NTP) daemon page. After a suitable period of mourning, the ntpdate program is to be retired from this distribution

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/sbin/ldconfig([ldconfig]): sbin/ldconfig [ldconfig] 8 /sbin/ldconfig [ldconfig] / - configure dynamic linker run-time bindings
/usr/sbin/nscd([nscd]): usr/sbin/nscd [nscd] 8 /usr/sbin/nscd [nscd] / - name service cache daemon

A

ab(8): - Apache HTTP server benchmarking tool
accept/reject([accept]): reject [accept] 8 accept/reject [accept] / - accept/reject jobs sent to a destination
addgnupghome(8): - Create .gnupg home directories
addpart(8): - simple wrapper around the add partition ioctl
agetty(8): - alternative Linux getty
alsaconf(8): - configuration tool for the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
applygnupgdefaults(8): - Run gpgconf --apply-defaults for all users
apxs(8): - APache eXtenSion tool
arp(8): - manipulate the system ARP cache
arping(8): - send ARP REQUEST to a neighbour host
ata_id(8): - udev callout to read product/serial number from ATA drives
avahi-daemon(8): - The Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD daemon
avahi-dnsconfd(8): - Unicast DNS server from mDNS/DNS-SD configuration daemon
avahi-dnsconfd.action([avahi-dnsconfd]): - avahi-dnsconfd action script
axfr-get(8): - a DNS zone-transfer client
axfrdns(8): - a DNS zone-transfer server
axfrdns-conf(8): - sets up a DNS zone-transfer service

B

badblocks(8): - search a device for bad blocks
binutils-config(8): - manage active versions of the binutils programs
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

cdrom_id(8): - udev callout to determine the capabilities of optical drives and media
cfdisk(8): - Curses based disk partition table manipulator for Linux
chgpasswd(8): - update group passwords in batch mode
chpasswd(8): - update passwords in batch mode
clockdiff(8): - measure clock difference between hosts
create_floppy_devices(8): - udev callout to create all possible floppy devices based on the CMOS type
cron(8): - daemon to execute scheduled commands (ISC Cron V4.1)
cryptsetup(8): - setup cryptographic volumes for dm-crypt (including LUKS extension)
ctrlaltdel(8): - set the function of the Ctrl-Alt-Del combination
cups-deviced(8): - cups device daemon
cups-driverd(8): - cups driver daemon
cups-lpd(8): - receive print jobs and report printer status to lpd clients
cups-polld(8): - cups printer polling daemon
cupsaccept/cupsreject([cupsaccept]): cupsreject [cupsaccept] 8 cupsaccept/cupsreject [cupsaccept] / - accept/reject jobs sent to a destination
cupsaddsmb(8): - export printers to samba for windows clients
cupsctl(8): - configure cupsd.conf options
cupsd(8): - common unix printing system daemon; - cups scheduler
cupsdisable([cupsenable]): - stop/start printers and classes
cupsenable(8): - stop/start printers and classes
cupsfilter(8): - convert a file to another format using cups filters
cvsbug(8): - send problem report (PR) about CVS to a central support site
cytune(8): - Tune driver parameters for Cyclades-Z multiport serial card

D

debugfs(8): - ext2/ext3/ext4 file system debugger
delpart(8): - simple wrapper around the del partition ioctl
depmod(8): - program to generate modules.dep and map files
devdump([isoinfo]): - Utility programs for dumping and verifying iso9660 images
devkit-daemon(8): - DeviceKit Daemon
devkit-power-daemon(8): - DeviceKit-power Daemon
dhcpcd(8): - an RFC 2131 compliant DHCP client
dhcpcd-run-hooks(8): - DHCP client configuration script
dmidecode(8): - DMI table decoder
dmsetup(8): - low level logical volume management
dnscache(8): - a DNS cache
dnscache-conf(8): - sets up a DNS cache service
dnssec-keygen(8): - DNSSEC key generation tool
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 file
e2label(8): - Change the label on an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
e2undo(8): - Replay an undo log for an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
edd_id(8): - udev callout to identify BIOS disk drives via EDD
envdir(8): - runs another program with environment modified according to files in a specified directory
envuidgid(8): - runs another program with environment variables indicating a specified account's uid and gid
eventlogadm(8): - push records into the Samba event log store

F

faillog(8): - display faillog records or set login failure limits
fancontrol(8): - automated software based fan speed regulation
fbset(8): - show and modify frame buffer device settings
fdformat(8): - Low-level formats a floppy disk
fdisk(8): - Partition table manipulator for Linux
fghack(8): - is an anti-backgrounding tool
filefrag(8): - report on file fragmentation
findfs(8): - Find a filesystem by label or UUID
fingerd(8): - remote user information server
fsadm(8): - utility to resize or check filesystem on a device
fsck(8): - check and repair a Linux file system
fsck.minix([fsck]): - a file system consistency checker for Linux

G

genccode(8): - generate C or platform specific assembly code from an ICU data file
gencmn(8): - generate an ICU memory-mappable data file
gensprep(8): - compile StringPrep data from files filtered by filterRFC3454.pl
genuca(8): - create the UCA data table
getcap(8): - examine file capabilities
getkeycodes(8): - print kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table
gpm(8): - a cut and paste utility and mouse server for virtual consoles
groupadd(8): - create a new group
groupdel(8): - delete a group
groupmems(8): - administer members of a user's primary group
groupmod(8): - modify a group definition on the system
grpck(8): - verify integrity of group files
grpconv([pwconv]): - convert to and from shadow passwords and groups
grpunconv([pwconv]): - convert to and from shadow passwords and groups
grub(8): - the grub shell
grub-install(8): - install GRUB on your drive
grub-md5-crypt(8): - Encrypt a password in MD5 format
grub-terminfo(8): - Generate a terminfo command from a terminfo name

H

hald(8): - HAL daemon
halt(8): - stop the system
hdparm(8): - get/set SATA/IDE device parameters
htcacheclean(8): - Clean up the disk cache
htdigconfig(8): - script to create fuzzy databases for ht://Dig
httpd([apache2]): - Apache Hypertext Transfer Protocol Server
hwclock(8): - query and set the hardware clock (RTC)

I

i2cdetect(8): - detect I2C chips
i2cdump(8): - examine I2C registers
i2cget(8): - read from I2C/SMBus chip registers
i2cset(8): - set I2C registers
icupkg(8): - extract or modify an ICU
ifconfig(8): - configure a network interface
in.telnetd([in]): - DARPA TELNET protocol server
init(8): - process control initialization
insmod(8): - simple program to insert a module into the Linux Kernel
install-catalog(8): - Manage a SGML or XML centralized 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
ip6tables(8): - IPv6 packet filter administration
ip6tables-restore(8): - Restore IPv6 Tables
ip6tables-save(8): - dump iptables rules to stdout
ipg([pg3]): - send stream of UDP packets
iptables(8): - administration tool for IPv4 packet filtering and NAT
iptables-restore(8): - Restore IP Tables
iptables-save(8): - dump iptables rules to stdout
iptables-xml(8): - Convert iptables-save format to XML
isadump(8): - examine ISA registers
isaset(8): - set ISA registers
isodebug(8): - print mkisofs debug info from ISO-9660 image
isodump([isoinfo]): - Utility programs for dumping and verifying iso9660 images
isoinfo(8): - Utility programs for dumping and verifying iso9660 images
isosize(8): - outputs the length of a iso9660 file system; - outputs the length of an iso9660 file system
isovfy([isoinfo]): - Utility programs for dumping and verifying iso9660 images

K

kbdrate(8): - reset the keyboard repeat rate and delay time
kbuildsycoca4(8): - Rebuilds the system configuration cache
kcookiejar4(8): - KDE HTTP cookie daemon
kded4(8): - KDE daemon - triggers Sycoca database updates when needed
kdeinit4(8): - Start all other KDE programs and kdeinit loadable modules (KLMs)

L

lastlog(8): - reports the most recent login of all users or of a given user
layman(8): - manage your local repository of Gentoo overlays
ld(8): - linux.so* - dynamic linker/loader
ld.so([ld]): - linux.so* - dynamic linker/loader
ldattach(8): - attach a line discipline to a serial line
loadunimap(8): - load the kernel unicode-to-font mapping table
locale-gen(8): - generate locales on the fly
logoutd(8): - Enforce login time restrictions
logresolve(8): - Resolve IP-addresses to hostnames in Apache log files
logsave(8): - save the output of a command in a logfile
losetup(8): - set up and control loop devices
lpadmin(8): - configure cups printers and classes
lpc(8): - line printer control program
lpinfo(8): - show available devices or drivers
lpmove(8): - move a job or all jobs to a new destination
lsmod(8): - program to show the status of modules in the Linux Kernel
lspci(8): - list all PCI devices
lsusb(8): - list USB devices
lvchange(8): - change attributes of a logical volume
lvconvert(8): - convert a logical volume from linear to mirror or snapshot
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
lvmdiskscan(8): - scan for all devices visible to LVM2
lvmdump(8): - create lvm2 information dumps for diagnostic purposes
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

makewhatis(8): - Create the whatis database
mapscrn(8): - load screen output mapping table
mcelog(8): - Print machine check log from x86-64 kernel
meinproc4(8): - KDE translator for XML
memtester(8): - stress test to find memory subsystem faults
metalog(8): - an alternative syslog daemon
microcode_ctl(8): - microcode utility for Intel IA32 processors
mii-tool(8): - view, manipulate media-independent interface status
mke2fs(8): - create an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
mkfs(8): - build a Linux file system
mkfs.bfs([mkfs]): - make an SCO bfs filesystem
mkfs.minix([mkfs]): - make a Linux MINIX filesystem
mkhomedir_helper(8): - Helper binary that creates home directories
mkisofs(8): - create an hybrid ISO-9660/JOLIET/HFS/UDF filesystem-image with optional Rock Ridge attributes; - create an hybrid 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
mkswap(8): - set up a Linux swap area
modinfo(8): - program to show information about a Linux Kernel module
modprobe(8): - program to add and remove modules from the Linux Kernel
mount(8): - mount a file system; - mount a filesystem
mount.cifs([mount]): - mount using the Common Internet File System (CIFS)
multilog(8): - reads a sequence of lines from stdin and appends selected lines to any number of logs
mysqld(8): - the MySQL server
mysqlmanager(8): - the MySQL Instance Manager

N

nameif(8): - name network interfaces based on MAC addresses
nepomukserver(8): - KDE daemon - The Nepomuk server application
nepomukservicestub(8): - KDE wrapper around Nepomuk service plugins
net(8): - Tool for administration of Samba and remote CIFS servers
netstat(8): - Print network connections, routing tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections, and multicast memberships
newusers(8): - update and create new users in batch
nmbd(8): - NetBIOS name server to provide NetBIOS over IP naming services to clients
nologin(8): - politely refuse a login
ntp-keygen([keygen]): - generate public and private keys
ntpd(8): - Network Time Protocol (NTP) daemon
ntpdate(8): - set the date and time via NTP
ntpdc(8): - special NTP query program
ntpdsim(8): - Network Time Protocol (NTP) simulator
ntpq(8): - standard NTP query program
ntptime(8): - read kernel time variables
ntptrace(8): - trace a chain of NTP servers back to the primary source

O

ownership(8): - Compaq ownership tag retriever

P

PAM(8): - Pluggable Authentication Modules for Linux
pam([PAM]): - Pluggable Authentication Modules for Linux
pam_access(8): - PAM module for logdaemon style login access control
pam_ck_connector(8): - Register session with ConsoleKit
pam_cracklib(8): - PAM module to check the password against dictionary words
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_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_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
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_shells(8): - PAM module to check for valid login shell
pam_succeed_if(8): - test account characteristics
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 attempts
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_warn(8): - PAM module which logs all PAM items if called
pam_wheel(8): - Only permit root access to members of group wheel
pam_xauth(8): - PAM module to forward xauth keys between users
paperconfig(8): - configure the system default paper size
partx(8): - telling the kernel about presence and numbering of on-disk partitions
path_id(8): - udev callout to create a device path based unique name for a device to implement the Linux Persistent Device Naming scheme
pdbedit(8): - manage the SAM database (Database of Samba Users)
pg3(8): - send stream of UDP packets
pgrphack(8): - runs a program in a separate process group
pgset([pg3]): - send stream of UDP packets
ping(8): - send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts
ping6([ping]): - send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts
pivot_root(8): - change the root file system
pklocalauthority(8): - PolicyKit Local Authority
plipconfig(8): - fine tune PLIP device parameters
pluginviewer(8): - list loadable SASL plugins and their properties
pm-action(8): - Suspend or Hibernate your computer
pm-pmu(8): - suspend the computer on machines using a Macintosh-style PMU
pm-powersave(8): - Put your computer into low power mode
PolicyKit(8): - Centralized policy management
polkit(8): - Authorization Framework
polkitd-1(8): - PolicyKit daemon
poweroff([halt]): - stop the system
pure-authd(8): - External authentication agent for Pure-FTPd
pure-ftpd(8): - simple File Transfer Protocol server
pure-ftpwho(8): - Report current FTP sessions
pure-mrtginfo(8): - provide an MRTG-graphable user count for ftpd
pure-pw(8): - Manage virtual users files for Pure-FTPd
pure-pwconvert(8): - Generate a virtual users file from system accounts
pure-quotacheck(8): - Update virtual quota files for Pure-FTPd
pure-statsdecode(8): - Show human-readable dates from a stats logfile
pure-uploadscript(8): - Automatically run an external program after a successful upload
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
pwmconfig(8): - tests the PWM outputs of sensors and configures fancontrol
pwunconv([pwconv]): - convert to and from shadow passwords and groups

R

rarp(8): - manipulate the system RARP table
rarpd(8): - answer RARP REQUESTs
raw(8): - bind a Linux raw character device
rbldns(8): - an IP-address-listing DNS server
rbldns-conf(8): - sets up an IP-address-listing DNS service
rbldns-data(8): - data tool for rbldns
rc(8): - stops and starts services for the specified runlevel
rc-service(8): - locate and run an OpenRC service with the given arguments
rc-status(8): - show status info about runlevels
rc-update(8): - add and remove services to and from a runlevel
rdev(8): - query/set image root device, RAM disk size, or video mode
rdisc(8): - network router discovery daemon
readproctitle(8): - maintains an automatically rotated log in memory for inspection by
reboot([halt]): - stop the system
resize2fs(8): - ext2/ext3/ext4 file system resizer
resizecons(8): - change kernel idea of the console size
rexecd(8): - remote execution server
rlogind(8): - remote login server
rmmod(8): - simple program to remove a module from the Linux Kernel
rotatelogs(8): - Piped logging program to rotate Apache logs
route(8): - show / manipulate the IP routing table
rshd(8): - remote shell server
rtcwake(8): - enter a system sleep state until specified wakeup time
run-parts(8): - run scripts or programs in a directory
runscript(8): - a means of hooking shell commands into a service

S

saned(8): - SANE network daemon
sasldblistusers2(8): - list users in sasldb
saslpasswd2(8): - set a user's sasl password
savelog(8): - save a log file
scsi_id(8): - retrieve and generate a unique SCSI identifier
sendmail([ssmtp]): - send a message using smtp
sensors-detect(8): - detect hardware monitoring chips
setarch(8): - change reported architecture in new program environment and set personality flags
setcap(8): - set file capabilities
setfont(8): - load EGA/VGA console screen font
setkeycodes(8): - load kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table entries
setlock(8): - runs another program with a file locked
setpci(8): - configure PCI devices
setuidgid(8): - runs another program under a specified account's uid and gid
sfdisk(8): - Partition table manipulator for Linux
sftp-server(8): - SFTP server subsystem
showconsolefont(8): - Show the current EGA/VGA console screen font
shutdown(8): - bring the system down
slapacl(8): - Check access to a list of attributes
slapadd(8): - Add entries to a SLAPD database
slapauth(8): - Check a list of string-represented IDs for LDAP authc/authz
slapcat(8): - SLAPD database to LDIF utility
slapd(8): - Stand-alone LDAP Daemon
slapdn(8): - Check a list of string-represented LDAP DNs based on schema syntax
slapindex(8): - Reindex entries in a SLAPD database
slappasswd(8): - OpenLDAP password utility
slapschema(8): - SLAPD in-database schema checking utility
slaptest(8): - Check the suitability of the OpenLDAP slapd.conf file
slattach(8): - attach a network interface to a serial line
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
softlimit(8): - runs another program with new resource limits
ssh-keysign(8): - ssh helper program for host-based authentication
sshd(8): - OpenSSH SSH daemon
ssmtp(8): - send a message using smtp
start-stop-daemon(8): - ensures that daemons start and stop
sudo(8): - execute a command as another user
sudo([sudoedit]): - execute a command as another user
sudoedit(8): - execute a command as another user
sudoedit([sudo]): - execute a command as another user
suexec(8): - Switch user before executing external programs
sulogin(8): - Single-user login
supervise(8): - starts and monitors a service
svc(8): - controls services monitored by
svnserve(8): - Server for the 'svn' repository access method
svok(8): - checks whether
svscan(8): - starts and monitors a collection of services
svscanboot(8): - starts
svstat(8): - prints the status of services monitored by
swapoff([swapon]): - 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 tree
sync(8): - synchronize data on disk with memory
sysctl(8): - configure kernel parameters at runtime
sysctl.conf([sysctl]): - sysctl(8) preload/configuration file

T

tai64n(8): - puts a precise timestamp on each line
tai64nlocal(8): - converts precise TAI64N timestamps to a human-readable format
tcpd(8): - access control facility for internet services
tcpdchk(8): - tcp wrapper configuration checker
tcpdmatch(8): - tcp wrapper oracle
tdbbackup(8): - tool for backing up and for validating the integrity of samba .tdb files
tdbdump(8): - tool for printing the contents of a TDB file
tdbtool(8): - manipulate the contents TDB files
telinit([init]): - process control initialization
tftpd(8): - Trivial File Transfer Protocol server
tickadj(8): - set time-related kernel variables
tinydns(8): - a DNS server
tinydns-conf(8): - sets up a DNS publication service
tinydns-data(8): - data tool for tinydns
tinydns-edit(8): - edit the (source form of the) database served by tinydns/axfrdns
tracepath(8): - traces path to a network host discovering MTU along this path
tracepath6([tracepath]): - traces path to a network host discovering MTU along this path
traceroute(8): - print the route packets trace to network host
traceroute6(8): - traces path to a network host
tune2fs(8): - adjust tunable filesystem parameters on ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystems
tunelp(8): - set various parameters for the lp device
tzselect(8): - select a timezone

U

udevadm(8): - udev management tool
udevd(8): - event managing daemon
umount(8): - unmount file systems
umount.cifs([umount]): - for normal, non-root users, to unmount their own Common Internet File System (CIFS) mounts
unix_chkpwd(8): - Helper binary that verifies the password of the current user
unix_update(8): - Helper binary that updates the password of a given user
update-ca-certificates(8): - update /etc/ssl/certs and certificates.crt
update-modules(8): - (re)generate module config files in /etc/
update-pciids(8): - download new version of the PCI ID list
uptimed(8): - daemon to record uptime records
usb_id(8): - udev callout to read information from USB devices
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
uuidd(8): - UUID generation daemon

V

v4l-conf(8): - configure a video4linux driver
vfs_acl_tdb(8): - Save NTFS-ACLs in a tdb file
vfs_acl_xattr(8): - Save NTFS-ACLs in Extended Attributes (EAs)
vfs_audit(8): - record selected Samba VFS operations in the system log
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_commit(8): - flush dirty data at specified intervals
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 for cluster setups
vfs_full_audit(8): - record Samba VFS operations in the system log
vfs_gpfs(8): - gpfs specific samba extensions like acls and prealloc
vfs_netatalk(8): - hide .AppleDouble files from CIFS clients
vfs_notify_fam(8): - FAM support for file change notifications
vfs_prealloc(8): - preallocate matching files to a predetermined size
vfs_preopen(8): - Hide read latencies for applications reading numbered files
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_shadow_copy(8): - Make a Samba share read only for a specified time period
vfs_shadow_copy2(8): - Expose snapshots to Windows clients as shadow copies
vfs_smb_traffic_analyzer(8): - log Samba VFS read and write operations through a socket to a helper application
vfs_streams_depot(8): - EXPERIMENTAL module to store alternate data streams in a central directory
vfs_streams_xattr(8): - Store alternate data streams in posix xattrs
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 hardware snapshot)
vgmerge(8): - merge two volume groups
vgmknodes(8): - recreate volume group directory and logical volume special files
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([vipw]): - 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
vol_id(8): - probe filesystem type and read label and uuid
vpddecode(8): - VPD structure decoder

W

walldns(8): - a reverse DNS wall
walldns-conf(8): - sets up a DNS wall service
webapp-config(8): - manage installs of web-based applications for virtual hosting

Z

zdump(8): - timezone dumper
zic(8): - timezone compiler

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