NAME login.defs - shadow password suite configuration DESCRIPTION The /etc/login.defs file defines the site-specific configurationwhich root is allowed to login. See login.defs (5) if you use the shadow suite ... accepted. FILES /etc/securetty SEE ALSO login (1), login.defs (5), pam_securettyMAIL_DIR variable in the login.defs file. -R , --root CHROOT_DIR Apply changes ... ALSO chfn (1), chsh (1), passwd (1), login.defs (5), gpasswd (8), groupadd (8), groupdelrange, defined in login.defs, instead of UID_MIN - UID_MAX (and their GID counterparts ... user subordinate user IDs. SEE ALSO login.defs (5), passwd (1), subgid (5), subuid (5), u…range, defined in login.defs, instead of GID_MIN - GID_MAX . -R , --root CHROOT_DIR Apply ... gpasswd (8), groupdel (8), groupmod (8), login.defs (5), useradd (8), userdel (8), use…login reads the /etc/login.defs configuration file (see login.defs (5)). Note that the configuration file couldgpasswd (8), groupadd (8), groupdel (8), login.defs (5), useradd (8), userdel (8), usermodgroupadd (8), groupdel (8), groupmod (8), login.defs (5), newusers (8), subgid (5), subuid (5), userdelagetty reads the /etc/login.defs configuration file (see login.defs (5)). Note that the configuration file couldagetty reads the /etc/login.defs configuration file (see login.defs (5)). Note that the configuration file couldchpasswd . SEE ALSO passwd (1), newusers (8), login.defs (5), useraddconfiguration. SEE ALSO gpasswd (1), groupadd (8), login.defsapplied to. (Defaults to UID_MIN from login.defs or the uidmin value defined at compileKarel Zak. SEE ALSO setpriv (1), login.defs (5), shells (5), pam (8), runuser (1) REPORTINGUser account information. SEE ALSO chsh (1), login.defs (5), passwd/etc/subuid- Backup file for /etc/subuid. SEE ALSO login.defs (5), newgidmap (1), newuidmap (1), newusers/etc/subgid- Backup file for /etc/subgid. SEE ALSO login.defs (5), newgidmap (1), newuidmap (1), newuserspassword suite configuration. SEE ALSO grpck (8), login.defs (5), pwckWalsh. SEE ALSO setpriv (1), su (1), login.defs (5), shells (5), pam (8) REPORTING BUGS